CNN reported on the 2nd (local time) that fake news is spreading easily online as image production programs using artificial intelligence (AI) develop.
Recently, a picture of Pope Francis went viral online. In the image, Pope Francis is wearing unbranded white padding, and a cross necklace is worn over the padding, leading to comments praising the pope’s fashion sense.
However, the image turned out to be a fake image created through the AI tool Midjourney.
This isn’t the first case like this. Fake news created by AI, such as a photo of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and GM CEO Mary Barra walking hand in hand, and a photo of former President Donald Trump being arrested by the police, are spreading recklessly online.
As fake news using Midjourney spread online, the company temporarily suspended the free trial service.
David Holtz, CEO of Midjourney, told CNN, “We will be introducing an improved system soon,” adding, “We are getting a lot of feedback and ideas from experts and the community.”
With the advent of new programs using AI, it has become very cheap and easy to create realistic images as well as audio and video, CNN explained.
CNN said, “This situation shows the new online reality,” and “In the future, these fake news will appear more frequently on social media.”
Large information technology (IT) companies and related industry associations are working to improve transparency in the process of content creation using AI.
Platforms such as Meta, Twitter, and YouTube have their own policies that limit or prohibit the sharing of media content that users may misunderstand.
However, as the use of AI technology increases, it is pointed out that it is difficult to prevent the spread of fake news with these policies alone.
As a result, there are active voices calling for a temporary suspension of AI development and a social consensus.
Scientists and prominent figures in the technology industry, including Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, warned of the dangers of AI technology development and publicly proposed a temporary cessation of development for six months.
“AI systems with intelligence capable of competing with humans could flood the internet with disinformation and pose serious risks to society and humanity, from job automation to more catastrophic future dangers beyond the realm of science fiction,” they said. said.
Source: Donga
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