Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized multiple everyday tasks and created or made possible new advancements in everything from targeted advertising to autonomous vehicles to facial recognition. Unfortunately, AI has also played a role in the creation of convincing deep fakes and the creation and propagation of disinformation. Here are some recent popular media articles related to this topic:
Disinformation Researchers Raise Alarms About A.I. Chatbots - New York Times article about misleading narratives and conspiracy theories
Big Tech Hasn't Fixed AI's Misinformation Problem -- Yet - Time article about software developers' attention to ethical issues related to AI
Could AI swamp social media with fake accounts? - from the BBC
When ChatGPT writes scientific abstracts, can it fool study reviewers? - an article from Northwestern University about ChatGTP and academic articles