• AI-generated text is increasingly being used in mainstream media, with CNET and the Associated Press using automation technology to publish articles.
• Character A.I. is a website that allows users to interact with chatbots that mimic real people and fictional characters.
• AI-generated text can be used to spread propaganda and other influence operations, and is difficult to detect.
• Solutions to this problem include regulating AI models, regulating access to them, developing tools to identify AI influence operations, and promoting media literacy.
• Platforms can also collaborate with AI developers to identify inauthentic content, and the concept of “radioactive data” has been proposed as a way to trace AI-generated text back to its source.
Published January 13, 2023. Visit Platformer to read Casey Newton’s original post.
