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The Specter of Disinformation Haunts South by Southwest

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Even well-resourced journalistic outlets are ill-equipped to detect technologically advanced fakery. Generative artificial intelligence technologies that can automate the creation of bogus but convincing content pours gas on an already raging fire. The prognosis for combating disinformation is grim, particularly with the advent of advanced machine learning.

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The Texas Observer

The Specter of Disinformation Haunts South by Southwest

When some of the largest newswire agencies in the world had to retract a manipulated photograph of British royal Kate Middleton on March 11, one thing was made clear: Even well-resourced journalistic outlets are ill-equipped to detect technologically advanced fakery. Counterfeit photos created to deceive audiences have existed nearly as long as photography itself. Joseph Stalin famously edited political opponents out of the historical record. T…

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