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News, Spin, and Fake News: Generative AI and Mis/Disinformation

This guide is for anyone wanting to learn more about how to distinguish between spin and fake news and how to identify and avoid fabricated news stories.

AI and Misinformation

AI in the Popular Media

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