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9/ 13/ 24, 4: 38 AM The New York Timeshttps:// nytimes. pressreader. com/ the- new- york- times/ 20240903 21/ 44 9/ 13/ 24, 4: 38 AM The New York Times https:// nytimes. pressreader. com/ the- new- york- times/ 20240903 22/ 44 [Extracted from the article]

The article highlights how Artificial Intelligence-generated deepfake videos of Elon Musk are being used in sophisticated scams, tricking investors into losing substantial amounts of money through fraudulent investment schemes, with these deepfakes becoming a issue in the realm of digital fraud.

The article focuses on the struggles of experts in combating the increase in the problem of misinformation and disinformation. Topics discussed include the tactics made by the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh's webmaster Ruth Quint to fight disinformation during elections, results of a 2023 megastudy on interventions to fight misinformation and disinformation, and concerns of political experts on the problem of disinformation during the elections.

The article highlights the persistence of fake news on the social media platform Facebook despite crackdowns. It shows how writer Christoher Blair is growing his fake news empire by leaning into culture war topics, politics, transgender, celebrity and health issues and how he is surviving on Facebook using satirical pages for political content. Focus is given on the competition facing Blair from other pages that use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to write fake stories.

The article examines Elon Musk, the influential billionaire and owner of the social media platform X, and his use of the platform to amplify falsehoods and misleading information, particularly following key political events. Topics discussed include his promotion of election fraud conspiracy theories, his attacks on immigration policies, and the significant reach of his posts on the platform.

The article focuses on how a false claim that migrants have been eating pets spread rapidly from fringe social media to mainstream platforms and even the presidential debate stage, including the involvement of prominent figures and social media in amplifying the story.

The article focuses on the spread of false claims about President Biden's health, including suggestions that he might be dead, and how those who propagated these claims did not retract or correct their misinformation after he reappeared.

The article focuses on a conspiracy theory among far-right commentators claiming Democratic Party elites are plotting to replace U.S. President Joe Biden, using recent events to bolster their narrative despite lack of evidence.

The article focuses on Stuart A. Thompson, a Times reporter, and his exploration of how artificial intelligence-generated images are increasingly deceiving users on social media, discussing both the risks and rewards of this technology with Elda Cantú from El Times.

The article reports on issues concerning the tragic death of college student Matthew Sachman who fell onto subway track in New York City on December 31, 2023. Topics mentioned include the different news articles posted on search engine Google on the reasons of Sachman's death, the impact of machine-generated fake obituaries on the family and friends of Sachman, and the proliferation of digital scams or malware on the Internet.

The article reports on developments in major elections around the world in 2024. Topics mentioned include the impact of the prevalence of false information and conspiracy theories, the sources of disinformation in election campaigns, the cycle of polarization and extremism, and the risk-reward proposition of artificial intelligence.

The article exposes the dark side of artificial intelligence (AI). It presents the case of 4chan, an anonymous message board known for fostering harassment and spreading hateful content and conspiracy theories, which adopts AI to project their ideology and extreme ideas back into mainstream spaces. It discusses the emergence of AI image generators made for the purpose of creating fake pornography, as well as AI tools that clone voices, and the tweaking of free-to-use and open source AI tools.

The article reports on the European Union investigation into X, the social medial platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk, for alleged failure to counter illicit content and disinformation, lack of transparency about advertising and deceptive design practices under the Digital Services Act. It discusses the difference between the U.S. and Europe in Internet policing and provides an overview of the scope of the investigation into X's risk assessment compliance and content moderation policies.

The article focuses on the emergence of synthetic data in training artificial intelligence (AI) including its generation by AI, potential flaws and biases, experimentation by tech companies, and methods to improve its reliability, aiming to sidestep copyright issues and enhance AI development.

The article discusses the proliferation of fake positive reviews and the new effort to fight them as of November 2023. Topics covered include the collaboration of government and tech firms in stopping the billion-dollar fake review industry from posting such reviews in Google Maps, Amazon, Yelp and other platforms to deceive customers, and fake reviewers' survival of previous crackdowns and evolution to evade detection. Also noted is the work of the Transparency Company.

The article reports on the instances of racist, antisemitic and hateful speech and other harmful content on the social media platform Twitter, rebranded as X, which surge under the tenure of chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk. It informs about the spread of misinformation about climate and disinformation about the Israel-Hamas conflict on Twitter. Among the changes made on Twitter were subscription plans, removal of blue badges from the verified users, and removal of labels of state media.

The article reports on the artificial intelligence (AI)-generated mimicry of voices that have become a weapon on online misinformation and are threatening to empower political disinformation ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. It cautions against the use of AI voices to spread gossip and rumor to manipulate public opinion and share falsehoods to mass audience online. It shows efforts of technology firms and social media platforms like TikTok, Meta, and ElevenLabs to detect AI-generated content.

The article reports on the alleged decline or stagnation of the campaigns by fact-checking groups around the world to fight online disinformation amidst the impending elections worldwide. Also cited are the results of the Monmounth University survey showing that three in every 10 Americans still believed that U.S. President Joe Biden won the 2020 election by fraud and the comment of fact-checking group Aos Fatos' Tai Nalon on the developments.

The article explores whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems can exploit artists and violate copyright based on a collaboration between movie concept artist Reid Southern and New York University professor emeritus and AI expert Gary Marcus who asked the AI image generator Midjourney to create images relating to several films.

The article focuses on the difficulty of distinguishing between real and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated faces, highlighting research findings that AI-generated faces of white individuals appear more realistic than actual photographs, termed hyper-realism. Topics discussed include the potential impact on misinformation, the predominant use of white-centric datasets in AI training, and the surprising overconfidence observed in participants identifying AI-generated faces.

The article focuses on Los Angeles County agreeing to pay 5 million U.S. dollar to Eugene Yu, the top executive of an election software company, who was arrested in 2022 and charged with mishandling voter data, a case that was later dropped, settling a lawsuit filed last year.

The article focuses on a federal administrative judge's ruling that Whole Foods did not violate labor rights when it disciplined employees for wearing Black Lives Matter apparel in 2020. Topics include the judge's assertion that the apparel was not connected to their employment or working conditions and the employees' ability to appeal the decision to the labor board.

The article focuses on the tragic death of George Watts Jr., a young man who collapsed after receiving his second Covid-19 vaccine, with his family attributing the cause to vaccine-related myocarditis, which has been shared as an anti-vaccine narrative, despite medical experts raising questions about the direct link and the lack of further examination of George Jr.'s body.

The article reports on the move by creative professionals like fan fiction writers to stage revolts against artificial intelligence (AI) systems due to the unauthorized use of their creations to train said systems. According to voice actor and author Kit Loffstadt, their creative works should not be used in AI technology. Also cited are the move by social media firms and news organizations like Reddit and Twitter to campaign against AI.

The article takes a look into the debate over uncensored and loosely moderated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots. Issues discussed include risks of misinformation and falsehoods, potential production of child pornography, hateful screeds or false content, impact of AI tools on corporate reputations and investor confidence, ethical concerns, potential harm to people, freedom of speech, chatbot customization to reflect the views of political factions, and fake news distribution.

The article reports on the success of Threads, a real-time messaging app, with millions of people to have downloaded the app hours after its launch. Focus is given on the goal of Threads to rival online social media app Twitter and to exceed 100 million users within two months. It informs about the accusation of Twitter against technology company Meta for using trade secrets from its former employees. An overview of the security features of Thread is also provided.

The article reports on the concerns raised by election activists in several U.S. states over electronic voting machines on fear of hacking and voter fraud, as well as their push for election security. It informs about the plan of state government officials in New York to certify the ExpressVote VL voting machines made by Election Systems & Software. It points out the lack of evidence of hacking or compromised voting machines in the 2020 presidential election.

The article talks about an online chat group that followed a YouTube celebrity named wow_mao and hosted on social media app Discord becoming the focus of international attention after it posted images of leaked documents detailing secret U.S. Department of Defense intelligence. Cited are the increasing frequency of the collision of Internet youth culture and national security in recent years, and the opening by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of an inquiry into the leak.

The article reports on the sustained criticisms and attacks against Dominion Voting Systems amidst its 1.6 billion dollar defamation lawsuit against Fox News and individuals like Mike Lindell of MyPillow. Also cited are the claims that election software firms like Dominion helped in orchestrating widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election, and the claim by a Delaware judge that Fox News and Fox Business clearly made false claims against Dominion.

The article reports on increasing number of fake videos on social media made with technology powered by artificial intelligence (IT). Topics discussed include information on a video circulating on TikTok with comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan and his guest, Andrew Huberman endorsing a 'libido-boosting' coffee brand for men, social media sites where altered videos or deepfakes have gone viral, and attention attracted by ElevenLabs, an American start-up co-founded by a former Google engineer.

The article reports on the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News that was not avoided by right-wing news media, websites and podcasts, particularly the private messages and testimony from Fox News host and executives that disparaged election fraud claims relating to the 2020 presidential election. It informs about argument of Fox News lawyers against accusation of endorsements of falsehoods in its commentary and reporting and its First Amendment protection.

The article explores the power of comedy as a means of connecting with people and offering hope, as comedian Stuart Thompson discusses his diverse onstage approach and the value of engaging with audiences on current issues.

The article focuses on how artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led to doubt and misinformation about images related to the Israel-Hamas conflict, with the possibility of AI-generated content causing people to question the authenticity of real images and videos.

The article focuses on the Hamas is widely considered a terrorist organization by many countries and international bodies, including the U.S., the European Union, and Israel.

The article highlights how right-wing influencers and conspiracy theorists exploit rises in Covid-19 cases to spread unfounded fears of lockdowns and misinformation, illustrating the ongoing challenge of combating Covid-19 disinformation.

The article considers the podcast "War Room" by Stephen K. Bannon as the top source of false, misleading and unsubstantiated statements among political podcasts, according to a study released by the Brookings Institution. It discusses the role of technology firms and podcast apps in connecting disinformation peddlers to audiences. Conspiracy theories promoted by Bannon include fear over Covid-19 pandemic and vaccines, the 2020 election fraud and role of global elite in child sex trafficking.

The article reports that researchers were alarmed at the ease in which the chatbot, ChatGPT, spread misinformation. Topics discussed include remarks from Gordon Crovitz, a co-chief executive of NewsGuard, a company that tracks online misinformation, introduction of the Bing search engine and web browser by Microsoft and OpenAI, and concerns of OpenAI researchers about chatbots.

The article reports on the advertisements on the right-wing social network Truth Social that are driven by conspiracy theories and hyper-partisan politics. It reveals the donations of Republicans to Trust Social and its monthly spending, as well as the limited tools the social network offers in tracking advertisement performance and demographic profiles. It also warns about the danger posed by association with political figures and political movement for advertisers.

The article discusses how spam posts promoting escort services and gambling advertisements (ad) at Twitter have prevented the posts of people documenting the protests by Chinese citizens against their government's strict coronavirus policy. Also cited are how the protesters used Twitter to protect their content from government censors, and the claim by Twitter's owner Elon Musk that he will crackdown on chatbots or spam posts.

The article focuses on a court ruling that restricts government communication with social media platforms and its potential implications on efforts to curb harmful content. Topics include concerns raised by researchers and experts regarding the ruling's impact on tackling disinformation, the distinction between government informing platforms about harmful content and coercing content removal, and the potential chilling effect on disinformation research and funding.

The article discusses effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) detection tools in distinguishing between real and AI-generated images and mentions growing availability of AI algorithm led to creation of lifelike images that can spread misinformation.

The article reports on the voter fraud claims and conspiracy theories that became more prominent following U.S. Republican losses in the 2022 midterm elections. Focus is given on Republicans who echoed conspiracy theory on election day including Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, Arizona Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem and Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake. Also noted is the acceptance by Pennsylvania governor candidate Doug Mastriano of his defeat to Democrat Josh Shapiro.

The article reports on how the Republicans allegedly spread groundless claims and homophobic attacks and misinformation about the brutal assault against Paul Pelosi, the husband of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Also cited are the claim by former Republican President Donald J. Trump that the attack could be staged, and how the lies about the incident showed how entrenched is misinformation inside the Republican party.

The article describes the growth of the influence of Truth Social, the right-wing social network, despite being mired with problems, such as facing two federal investigations. Topics covered include the number of unique visitors from the U.S. of the website in September, how former U.S. President Donald Trump has used the site as a public sounding board for his legal defenses and how the site has become a key organizing platform for election deniers ahead of the midterms.

The article reports on the alleged move by conspiracy theorists to accuse election software firm Konnech of secretly conniving with the Chinese Communist Party that allowed the Chinese government to gain access to personal data of poll workers in the U.S. during the 2020 presidential election. Also cited are the voter fraud claims by said theorists against election officials and private firms since former President Donald J. Trump's defeat in the 2020 election.

The article reports that former U.S. President Donald Trump has posted 88 conspiracy theories on his social media platform, Truth Social, in a 24-hour period in September 2022. Topics mentioned include Trump's claim that he should be reinstalled as president because the 2020 election was fraudulent, his claim that former U.S. President Barack Obama was not born in the U.S., and his handling of government documents.