The rising threat to democracy of AI-powered disinformation
Two days before the Slovakian election in September, a mysterious recording went viral on social media. In it, liberal opposition candidate Michal Šimečka could apparently be heard plotting with a journalist to buy votes and rig the result.
“It will be done in a way that nobody can accuse you of taking bribes”, Šimečka purportedly says on the audio, according to a transcript of the conversation that also circulated at the time. “Be careful, there are many people around, don’t use the B word”, the journalist replies.
The most explosive thing about the recording was that it was fake — a sophisticated hoax created by artificial intelligence, said fact-checkers, citing indicators such as unnatural diction and atypical pauses.… Seguir leyendo »