How do you expect the changes in the social media landscape will affect this election cycle? Will we have some major deepfake dirty tricks? What’s there to protect us?
— Asked March 28, 2023, in our election live chat
A challenge in political media in 2024 will certainly include how we navigate artificial intelligence. With new advancements in AI technology, a big concern is its use in social media and contribution to misinformation — it is rapidly evolving and easy to make convincing audio, images or text. A recent example is the fake AI-generated images of former president Donald Trump being arrested that circulated on social media.
Answered by Brianna Tucker
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My colleague Isaac Stanley-Becker interviewed experts who say that the sophistication and accessibility of AI has vastly outpaced regulatory and legislative responses, as well as corporate controls and poses a huge risk on the 2024 election cycle. Thankfully, my colleague Shira Ovide wrote a few tips to help tell if an image is fake:
Look at the hands. AI software has a history of generating human hands with too many fingers or other glitches.Is there garbled text? Look for “gibberish” writing on objects like street signs or billboards.Scan the background. AI-generated images may have blurry or distorted details, especially in the background.