AI-generated misinfo isn't special—it's still just misinfo. But automation may be making our information environment a softer target.
My story today on how a fake Pentagon explosion went viral, and what we can learn from it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/22/pentagon-explosion-ai-image-hoax/ w/ npub1e2dlxgv48kxmvfgddexkapa03gfwrsyth32ww8drps67a32tfe6qgxc6dt (npub1e2d…c6dt) & npub1fpzzq7dm4ceacxvmtxw8yuuj0s2lj97x9dnhx57mz97f0vgt839srd60nw (npub1fpz…60nw)
Will Oremus /
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2023-05-22 21:54:41
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