Publishers are concerned that AI models will undermine their revenue streams by publishing repurposed content without credit, and contribute to misinformation, degrading people’s trust in news. adweek.it/47u79Q0

'I think what that really raised in the public discourse was the level of discomfort that so many people have in recognizing that our laws don’t protect us against any kind of misuse of our data'
-Janet Haven

Growing concerns over our data security!

Great article by Shubham Agarwal as the quality of information online continues to diminish.

'The internet will increasingly feel like it's engineered for the machines and by the machines.'

businessinsider.com/ai-scam-spam-h…

'A lack of transparency of how that data is stored, used and shared, and you have a data privacy nightmare—for consumers, businesses and governments alike.'

Read more about data privacy and the importance of consent Jesse Redniss

forbes.com/sites/forbeste…

'Without access to real fact-based news created by real journalists, Facebook will become far less attractive to users and advertisers'
-@DeeganPS on Meta continuing to abuse their market power.
What will the future hold?

Read By Laura Hazard Owen

'We’ve been pretty well tricked by very low-quality content. We are entering a period where we’re going to get higher-quality disinformation and propaganda...'

- Kate Starbird, Associate Professor at the University of Washington

Excellent read by Thor Benson

If generative AI developers can't explain how their products work, maybe they shouldn't release them to the public unregulated. axios.com/2023/07/30/how…

' The fact is, these companies have given users plenty of reasons not to take their assurances about data privacy or commitments to produce safe systems at face value'
-Sara Morrison's Vox

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'The Misinformation Era...Perhaps most importantly of all, we need to be able to trust what we see and hear with our own eyes in order to be able to make decisions about who else we can trust.'
-Bernard Marr
forbes.com/sites/bernardm…

Over 75% Of Consumers Are Concerned About Misinformation From AI
#AI #AI io #BigData #ML #NLU #Futureofwork

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Just announced for Wednesday August 2nd - our next live video summit will feature a panel of experts discussing how we can combat misinformation and deepfakes amidst the proliferation of generative AI. RSVP here: bit.ly/44PHJu4

AI is becoming increasingly more deceptive online. Here at FHI, we aim to restore human voices with real privacy and transparency. This the primary mission of the Foundation for a Human Internet.

Take action and protect the internet! Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right. Denying this is a threat to digital security for all internet users.
EFF
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How to Prepare for AI-Generated Misinformation via Susan Margolin, with insight from Kellogg School Professor William J. Brady. “We have to be careful not to get distracted by sci-fi issues and focus on concrete risks that are the most pressing.” bit.ly/43kJEFR #AI

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard has now propelled content farms to a new level, publishing material at an industrial scale. The chief motivation is not political but financial english.elpais.com/science-tech/2…

'People start thinking, why am I going through all the effort to discern what is true and what is not... You're going to create a society of skeptics.'
-Tiffany Hsu on AI
Distrust of Everything: Misinformation and AI youtu.be/HRXlZ-lhYXM by CSIS

Human decisions will matter more as the AI age dawns around us, I wrote in the debut essay for our newly rebranded #axiosAI + newsletter (fka Login)

Why it matters: Human choices determine whether AI improves all lives — or just locks in social barriers and deepens inequality.

'Whether misinformation is produced by AI or by human beings, social media platforms will remain the means by which it spreads.'

Read Joshua Tucker in TheHillOpinion discussing how generative AI could supercharge the spread of disinformation online 👇
thehill.com/opinion/409600…

'...this idea that Big Tech is simply entitled to take any and all information from any source whatsoever, and make it their own'
-Ryan Clarkson

These realities pose an existential threat to democracies worldwide.

Authors Sheera Frenkel Stuart A. Thompson
nytimes.com/2023/07/15/tec…

'One thing is clear: the stakes for success are high. Experts say that not only does AI-generated content create the risk of internet users being misled by false information; it could also make it harder for them to trust real information'
-Clare Duffy
cnn.com/2023/07/17/tec…