(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Social media and online content are headed for a major invasion, with a report by Europol indicating that by 2026, artificial intelligence will generate and post the great majority of online content.
Several experts in the field predicted that AI will generate over 90% of online content by 2026, according to Breitbart.
Journalism, art, technology, law enforcement and other sectors may make use of the technology, and many groups already are in some capacity.
While artificial intelligence is a newer phenomenon, synthetic media is not.
“In most cases, synthetic media is generated for gaming, to improve services or to improve the quality of life,” the report states. “The increase in synthetic media and improved technology has given rise to disinformation possibilities.”
Amazon reported instances of “garbage books,” or fake books that falsely use the real names of authors, posted on the site by AI.
Professor Jane Friedman discovered books she had not written of hers on the site. The retail giant initially refused the removal of the listings, as she could not prove the trademark of her own name.
Meanwhile, OpenAI and Microsoft faced lawsuits for allegedly stealing “vast amounts of private information” from internet users to teach and launch ChatGPT.
The suit compared OpenAI to Clearview AI, a facial recognition tool used by police departments. Clearview developers faced legal penalties for using people’s internet photos to instruct the AI without people’s permission.
“The proliferation of AI—including Defendants’ products—pose an existential threat if not constrained by the reasonable guardrails of our laws and societal mores,” the lawsuit said. “Defendants’ business and scraping practices raise fundamentally important legal and ethical questions that must also be addressed. Enforcing the law will not amount to stifling AI innovation, but rather a safe and just AI future for all.”
Several leaders in the Big Tech sector, including Elon Musk, signed a letter to pause training artificial intelligence until researchers can do so ethically.
