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The federal government is encouraging more people to use artificial intelligence. But this blind hype dismisses the harms caused by the new technology.
Visually appealing and cheap to produce, AI-generated images allow scammers and spammers to post high volumes of engaging content − and Facebook’s algorithm may be promoting these posts.
Most studies suggests that fake news is more likely to enhance existing beliefs and views rather than radically change voting intentions of those who are undecided.
Powerful AI tools available to anyone with an internet connection make it easy to impersonate someone’s voice, increasing the threat of phone scams.
People often struggle to distinguish between real faces and artificial ones made by a computer.
Footage claiming to document the situation in Ukraine may not necessarily be genuine. Here’s how to treat viral footage with the right level of scepticism before sharing it on social media.
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Professor of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Research Manager of the Stanford Internet Observatory, Stanford University
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Research Fellow at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University
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Professor of Psychology, Director of the Centre for the Politics of Feelings, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Research associate in material and visual cultures of 18th-century Britain, University of York
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Research Assistant at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University
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Principal Research Associate in Basic and Applied Decision Making, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Research scientist, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Computer Science, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University
