AXIOS October 10, 2023
Experts are blaming AI and misinformation on social media for pushing embattled democracies around the world toward a tipping point of distrust.
Why it matters: The rise of cheap and easy-to-use generative AI tools, the lack of legal guardrails for their deployment and relaxed content moderation policies and layoffs at tech companies are creating the conditions for a perfect misinformation storm.
Driving the news: X, which in its former incarnation as Twitter was the go-to platform for breaking news developments, has flooded with misinformation in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel.
- X users were presented with false information ranging from video game footage and fireworks footage passed off as deadly attacks to fake pictures of soccer superstar Ronaldo...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor