While news coverage has focused on the potential for harm and misinformation of AI-generated content, AI image generators have captured the public’s attention and imagination. Social media feeds are increasingly featuring imagined settings and characters from their favorite books, and it’s even helping people create professional AI headshots. The undeniable proliferation of synthetic media (visual, auditory, or multimodal content that is artificially generated or modified using AI) will help us approach all media with a more insightful eye. It’s wanted.
Generative AI technology can increase productivity and enhance creativity, but its ubiquity and ease of use make it easy to manipulate and generate harmful content. Many people are vulnerable to the misuse of generative AI, including ordinary people seeking access to accurate information on important topics such as women, children, and politics. For many people, it can be difficult to decipher what is real and what is generated/modified by AI.
When you gather with friends and family for celebrations over the coming months, test your AI detection skills by adding quizzes to your board games.
