People Are Disinformation’s Biggest Problem, Not AI, Experts Say
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Lawmakers, fact-checking organizations and some tech companies are working to combat the threat of a new wave of AI-generated disinformation online, but experts say these efforts are undermined by the public's distrust of institutions and a general lack of literacy in spotting fake images, videos and audio clips online.“Social media and human beings have made it so that even when we come in, fact check and say, ‘nope, this is fake,' people say, ‘I don't care what you say, this conforms to my worldview,'” said Hany Farid, an expert in deepfake analysis and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. “Why are we living in that world where reality seems to be so hard to grip?” he said. “It's because our politicians, our media outlets and the internet have stoked distrust....
