Elections and Disinformation Are Colliding Like Never Before in 2024 A wave of elections coincides with state influence operations, a surge of extremism, A.I. advances and a pullback in social media protections.
No, That’s Not Taylor Swift Peddling Le Creuset Cookware The singer did not promote a giveaway of the popular cookware, but an artificially generated version of her voice suggested otherwise.
TikTok Quietly Curtails Data Tool Used by Critics People and groups had harnessed the tool to scrutinize content on the site related to the Israel-Hamas war and other topics.
Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.’s Nefarious Future In the hands of anonymous internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It’s already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan.
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