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Making friends, not foes, with AI

I remember when the most common form of artificial intelligence was a 20-year-old philosophy major waxing wise on the meaning of life. There was nothing real about that sophomore-year acumen. Since then, a few things have changed, and there’s a new kind of know-it-all on the ...

Russian disinfo targeting elections

What do the recent elections in France and the upcoming election in America have in common? They’ve been the targets of a concerted Russian disinformation campaign. France has been the target of Russian bots and fake news sites for the last two years, but efforts to disseminate false ...

U.S. election system was already wobbling. Now here comes AI

by Scott Klug As we head into election season, the potential for misinformation is enormous and the ability of election officials to respond to artificial intelligence is limited. The new technology arrives at a time when we still haven’t gotten our arms around social media ...

AI not possible without wealth of human knowledge

There is no artificial intelligence without the fruits of human inquiry. Today’s generative AI applications were built on a foundation of such information, drawn from across the internet and from various databases totaling, according to at least one estimate, somewhere around 300 billion ...

Dealing with false facts: How to correct online misinformation

by Madelyn Sanfilippo Deepfakes of celebrities and misinformation about public figures might not be new in 2024, but they are more common and many people seem to grow ever more resigned that they are inevitable. The problems posed by false online content extend far beyond public ...

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