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Are synthetic outrage and viral certainty the same as truth?

A post feels true because it is everywhere. A claim feels settled because everyone is reacting.

This piece is about that fragile space between attention and conscience, and what happens when we mistake the noise of the crowd for moral clarity.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/crowds-without-conscience-jung-digital-crowds?r=6l8ed8

#MediaLiteracy #Misinformation #Disinformation #DigitalDemocracy #SocialMedia #CriticalThinking #SyntheticMedia #AttentionEconomy #DigitalEthics

Synthetic populism is reshaping elections—where AI-generated voices, deepfakes, and targeted narratives blur truth and manipulate perception at scale. Discover how disinformation is evolving and what it reveals about power, trust, and democracy. Read more: https://solihullpublishing.com/blog/f/synthetic-

populism-ai-generated-disinformation-in-elections
#AIDisinformation #Elections #SyntheticMedia #PoliticalTech #Democracy #DigitalAge

Artificial Intelligence, Human Identity, and the Limits of Simulation

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — 26 April 2026 — 06:05 AM

Recent remarks attributed to Pope Leo XIV during his 2026 Africa visit have focused renewed attention on the societal risks posed by artificial intelligence. Speaking in Cameroon and in related communications, the Pope warned that AI may alter humanity’s relationship with truth, encourage social fragmentation through algorithmic reinforcement, and concentrate influence within a small number of corporate actors. The remarks reflect broader Vatican concerns about the ethical use of emerging technologies and their long-term impact on human dignity.

Reported Concerns About AI

According to reporting by Vatican News and The Manila Times, the Pope outlined several key risks associated with artificial intelligence:

• The increasing ability of AI systems to simulate human identity, including voice, image, and behavior, raising concerns about the potential erosion of shared reality
• The tendency of algorithm-driven platforms to promote emotionally charged content, reinforcing “self-referential” information environments or social “bubbles”
• The concentration of technological power in a limited number of companies with the capacity to shape public perception at scale
• The framing of AI as an “anthropological challenge,” affecting how individuals understand truth, identity, and human interaction

These concerns align with existing Vatican positions emphasizing the primacy of the human person in technological development and the ethical responsibilities associated with innovation.

Context: A Longstanding Ethical Framework

The Catholic Church has historically approached economic and technological change through a moral lens grounded in human dignity. This approach dates at least to Rerum Novarum, which addressed the social consequences of industrialization. In the current context, artificial intelligence is viewed not only as a tool but as a system capable of influencing behavior, perception, and social organization.

The Vatican’s concern is therefore not limited to technical capability but extends to the broader societal implications of widespread AI adoption.

Analysis: Where the Concerns Are Substantiated

Several elements of the Pope’s warning are supported by current evidence:

Synthetic Media and Verification Challenges

Advances in generative AI have made it increasingly difficult to distinguish authentic content from fabricated material. Deepfakes and synthetic voice systems present clear risks to public trust, particularly in political and informational contexts.

Algorithmic Amplification

Digital platforms prioritize engagement, often favoring emotionally charged content. This dynamic can reinforce existing beliefs and contribute to polarization, especially when combined with automated content generation.

Market Concentration

A limited number of firms currently control large-scale AI development and deployment. This concentration raises legitimate concerns about transparency, accountability, and influence over information ecosystems.

Analysis: Where the Argument Requires Extension

While the risks identified are credible, the current framing does not fully account for adaptive responses within society.

Simulation and Human Adaptation

Technological disruptions have historically increased the complexity of information environments rather than eliminating truth. The printing press, broadcast media, and the internet each introduced new forms of distortion while also expanding access to information. Artificial intelligence appears to follow this pattern.

Information Bubbles as a Preexisting Condition

Echo chambers and ideological clustering existed prior to AI-driven systems. Artificial intelligence accelerates and scales these tendencies but does not originate them. Addressing the issue therefore requires changes in user behavior and education, not solely technological restraint.

Concentration as a Policy Variable

While current AI development is concentrated, this is not a fixed condition. Regulatory frameworks, open-source alternatives, and international competition may alter the structure of the industry over time.

Synthesis: AI as a Reflective System

Artificial intelligence functions not only as a tool but also as a reflection of the data and incentives embedded within it. Bias, polarization, and manipulation observed in AI systems are derived from human-generated inputs and institutional structures. As such, the technology amplifies existing conditions rather than introducing entirely new ones.

This perspective suggests that AI-related risks cannot be addressed solely through technological limits. They require broader social, educational, and institutional responses.

Conclusion

The concerns raised by Pope Leo XIV regarding artificial intelligence are grounded in observable trends, particularly in relation to truth verification, algorithmic influence, and market concentration. However, the implications of these developments are not predetermined.

Artificial intelligence represents a significant shift in how information is produced and consumed, but its long-term impact will depend on how societies respond. Strengthening media literacy, improving regulatory oversight, and promoting accountability within both public and private sectors remain central to managing these risks.

The challenge is not limited to controlling technology. It extends to ensuring that human judgment, institutional integrity, and ethical frameworks evolve alongside it.

If this work helps you understand what’s happening, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews

For more from Cliff Potts, see https://cliffpotts.org

References

Holy See Press Office. (2026). Address to the Catholic University of Central Africa. Vatican.va.

Vatican News. (2026). Pope Leo XIV message on artificial intelligence and human communication.

The Manila Times. (2026). Pope condemns use of AI to fuel polarization, conflict, fear, and violence.

Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. (1891). Rerum Novarum.

Floridi, L. (2014). The fourth revolution: How the infosphere is reshaping human reality. Oxford University Press.

Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism. PublicAffairs.

European Commission. (2023). Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI.

Deepfakes and AI Misinformation Reshape How War Is Seen Online

https://murica.website/2026/03/deepfakes-and-ai-misinformation-reshape-how-war-is-seen-online/

ONLINE ABUSE IS CHANGING.

Synthetic media tools can enable new forms of gendered harassment online and may intersect with extremist narratives and online radicalisation.

This VOX-Pol article explores the emerging concept of gendered synthetic abuse.

Read more:
https://voxpol.eu/gendered-synthetic-abuse-extremism/

#OnlineExtremism #GenderBasedViolence #SyntheticMedia #AIAbuse

NYT documents 110 AI-generated war images in two weeks as both Iran and the White House deploy fabricated content. Meta reportedly considers cutting 16,000 jobs to fund $600B AI investment while key models miss deadlines. Information warfare now runs on the same synthetic media fueling tech layoffs.

#AIdisinformation #syntheticmedia #AIethics

https://www.implicator.ai/110-fakes-in-two-weeks-16-000-jobs-on-the-table-gtc-today-2/

WIRED reports a surge of AI‑generated misinformation about the Iran war spreading on X. Synthetic media is being weaponised, blurring the line between fact and fake. How can we verify content before it fuels digital disinformation? Dive into the details and learn what tools can help. #AImisinformation #SyntheticMedia #IranWar #ContentVerification

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/aigenerated-misinformation-about-iran-war-spreads-x-says-wired

Meta’s new deep‑fake moderation tools have been deemed insufficient by the Oversight Board, which calls for stronger AI detection and transparent content credentials. Find out why the board is pushing for better safeguards against synthetic media misinformation. #MetaDeepfakes #AImoderation #SyntheticMedia #OversightBoard

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/oversight-board-says-metas-deepfake-moderation-falls-short-urges-ai

Meta’s new deep‑fake moderation tools have been deemed insufficient by the Oversight Board, which calls for stronger AI detection and transparent content credentials. Find out why the board is pushing for better safeguards against synthetic media misinformation. #MetaDeepfakes #AImoderation #SyntheticMedia #OversightBoard

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/oversight-board-says-metas-deepfake-moderation-falls-short-urges-ai

Meta’s new deep‑fake moderation tools have been deemed insufficient by the Oversight Board, which calls for stronger AI detection and transparent content credentials. Find out why the board is pushing for better safeguards against synthetic media misinformation. #MetaDeepfakes #AImoderation #SyntheticMedia #OversightBoard

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/oversight-board-says-metas-deepfake-moderation-falls-short-urges-ai

SynthID

https://deepmind.google/models/synthid/

#HackerNews #SynthID #DeepMind #AI #Technology #Innovation #SyntheticMedia

AI‑generated videos of a Japanese grandma have racked up 6 million views, sparking a test of how synthetic media can sway voters ahead of the election. The experiment highlights the risk of deepfakes and digital disinformation shaping public opinion. How are platforms responding, and what can we do? Read the full analysis. #GenerativeAI #ElectionMisinformation #PoliticalDeepfakes #SyntheticMedia

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/aigenerated-grandma-videos-hit-6-million-views-amid-japan-election

AI‑generated videos of a Japanese grandma have racked up 6 million views, sparking a test of how synthetic media can sway voters ahead of the election. The experiment highlights the risk of deepfakes and digital disinformation shaping public opinion. How are platforms responding, and what can we do? Read the full analysis. #GenerativeAI #ElectionMisinformation #PoliticalDeepfakes #SyntheticMedia

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/aigenerated-grandma-videos-hit-6-million-views-amid-japan-election

AI‑generated videos of a Japanese grandma have racked up 6 million views, sparking a test of how synthetic media can sway voters ahead of the election. The experiment highlights the risk of deepfakes and digital disinformation shaping public opinion. How are platforms responding, and what can we do? Read the full analysis. #GenerativeAI #ElectionMisinformation #PoliticalDeepfakes #SyntheticMedia

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/aigenerated-grandma-videos-hit-6-million-views-amid-japan-election

AI‑generated videos of a Japanese grandma have racked up 6 million views, sparking a test of how synthetic media can sway voters ahead of the election. The experiment highlights the risk of deepfakes and digital disinformation shaping public opinion. How are platforms responding, and what can we do? Read the full analysis. #GenerativeAI #ElectionMisinformation #PoliticalDeepfakes #SyntheticMedia

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/aigenerated-grandma-videos-hit-6-million-views-amid-japan-election

NVIDIA’s New Voice AI is Absolutely WILD! (PersonaPlex)

NVIDIA has just raised the stakes in synthetic audio with PersonaPlex. This new engine doesn't just clone voices; it captures the emotional nuance, breath patterns, and sub-textual "tics" of human speech in real-time. We demonstrate the mind-blowing capabilities of an AI

#NVIDIA #PersonaPlex #VoiceAI #SyntheticMedia #TechBreakthrough #AI #Innovation #tech #technews

https://www.technology-news-channel.com/nvidias-new-voice-ai-is-absolutely-wild-personaplex/

WIRED’s latest investigation reveals that most deep‑fake sites now host explicit, high‑quality AI‑generated videos, often shared on Telegram channels without consent. The surge raises urgent questions about synthetic media abuse and the need for open‑source safeguards. Read the full report to see how AI tech is being weaponized. #Deepfake #SyntheticMedia #NonConsensual #AItech

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/wired-finds-most-deepfake-sites-now-offer-explicit-highquality-video

WIRED’s latest investigation reveals that most deep‑fake sites now host explicit, high‑quality AI‑generated videos, often shared on Telegram channels without consent. The surge raises urgent questions about synthetic media abuse and the need for open‑source safeguards. Read the full report to see how AI tech is being weaponized. #Deepfake #SyntheticMedia #NonConsensual #AItech

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/wired-finds-most-deepfake-sites-now-offer-explicit-highquality-video

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
#Tech #AI #Deepfakes #ArtificialIntelligence #AI2025 #SyntheticMedia #Cybersecurity #Misinformation #DeepfakeVideos #DigitalTrust #MediaVerification #Technology #FutureTech #GenerativeAI #The14
https://the-14.com/deepfakes-leveled-up-in-2025-heres-whats-coming-next/

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
#Tech #AI #Deepfakes #ArtificialIntelligence #AI2025 #SyntheticMedia #Cybersecurity #Misinformation #DeepfakeVideos #DigitalTrust #MediaVerification #Technology #FutureTech #GenerativeAI #The14
https://the-14.com/deepfakes-leveled-up-in-2025-heres-whats-coming-next/

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
#Tech #AI #Deepfakes #ArtificialIntelligence #AI2025 #SyntheticMedia #Cybersecurity #Misinformation #DeepfakeVideos #DigitalTrust #MediaVerification #Technology #FutureTech #GenerativeAI #The14
https://the-14.com/deepfakes-leveled-up-in-2025-heres-whats-coming-next/

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
#Tech #AI #Deepfakes #ArtificialIntelligence #AI2025 #SyntheticMedia #Cybersecurity #Misinformation #DeepfakeVideos #DigitalTrust #MediaVerification #Technology #FutureTech #GenerativeAI #The14
https://the-14.com/deepfakes-leveled-up-in-2025-heres-whats-coming-next/

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next
#Tech #AI #Deepfakes #ArtificialIntelligence #AI2025 #SyntheticMedia #Cybersecurity #Misinformation #DeepfakeVideos #DigitalTrust #MediaVerification #Technology #FutureTech #GenerativeAI #The14
https://the-14.com/deepfakes-leveled-up-in-2025-heres-whats-coming-next/

Elon Musk shared AI-generated videos using Grok Imagine, exploring themes of affection and loneliness.
The posts sparked debate on the limits of AI intimacy and human connection.
While showcasing the creative potential of AI, they highlight that technology cannot replace real human emotion.

#ElonMusk #GrokImagine #AIArt #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalArt #SyntheticMedia #SocialMedia #HumanEmotion #TechNews #AIInnovation #TECHi

Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/elon-musk-ai-love-grok-experiment/

Coca-Cola Is Trying Another AI Holiday Ad. Executives Say This Time Is Different
#Business #Digital #Advertising #Ai #CocaCola #Commercials #Holidaymarketing #SyntheticMedia

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/coke-new-ai-holiday-ad-video-1236416491/

YouTube is going to fight deepfakes with likeness detection

https://sumella.com/youtube-is-going-to-fight-deepfakes-with-likeness-detection/

#youtube #ai #deepfakes #likenessdetection #creators #contentcreators #youtubestudio #aipolicy #aisafety #digitalrights #privacy #copyright #syntheticmedia #watermarking #contentid #trustandsafety #onlineprivacy #misinformation #verification #technews #news

Explore how deepfake technology is undermining social trust in the digital age, from manipulated media to rising misinformation. Learn its societal impact and what can be done to safeguard truth online.
#DeepfakeAwareness #DigitalEthics #SyntheticMedia #DeepfakeReality #FakeVsReal #DigitalDeception #MediaTrust #AIThreats
https://www.scitechsociety.com/how-deepfake-technology-is-eroding-social-trust-in-digital-age/

I’m truly grateful my article "Too Cute to Be a Crime? AI-Generated Lolita Aesthetics and the Legal Limits of Synthetic Girlhood on TikTok" has been published in the International Journal for Crime, Law and AI.

I hope that this will be a small step towards understanding how technology reshapes law and culture.
https://www.academia.edu/130116050/Too_Cute_to_Be_a_Crime_AI_Generated_Lolita_Aesthetics_and_the_Legal_Limits_of_Synthetic_Girlhood_on_TikTok

#AIResearch #DigitalCulture #TikTok #LolitaAesthetics #SyntheticMedia #LawAndTech #MediaStudies #AIandLaw #ContentAnalysis #Lolita #AI #MediaScholar #SocialMedia

Is AI changing journalism for good? 🤖🎙

On #ZNLive, @pweiss @evillenial and @jameskanter of EU Screams dive into AI voices, synthetic media, and why live, unscripted conversations still hold unique value. Will audiences prefer real voices?

Watch and share your thoughts!👇

🎥Full episode here: https://kont.ly/22f62e6b

#MediaInnovation #DigitalJournalism #SyntheticMedia #Podcasting #AIinMedia

How can we tell the difference between real and synthetic #multimedia content in the era of #GenAI? And what #security threats arise from blurring this line?

In our next #CyberSecMonth webinar, Dr. Luisa Verdoliva (University of Naples Federico II) will present an analysis of the methods for synthetic media verification.

🗓️17 Oct 🕒15:00CEST

Register (free of charge): https://events.geant.org/event/1732

#CSM24 #SyntheticMedia #AI #MediaForensics #deepfakes #misinformation #Cybersecurity #ECSM

Seeing is believing? Welcome to the post-truth era disrupting our sense of reality

https://therealists.org/?p=8096

Remember the adage “pics or it didn’t happen?”

In this brave new technological age, the saying feels as dated as a rotary phone or a fax machine – something from the past that did not age well and feels positively antiquated now. Because with AI Image Generator tools like Midjourney, DALL·E and Stable Diffusion – to name a few – it is becoming hard to make a distinction between what is real and what is fabricated or manipulated. It is so easy to produce fake photos of real people and events. Remember the AI generated photo of Pope Francis in the white puffer jacket?

How a Royal scandal put the spotlight on manipulated images

This brand new “problem” came to the forefront again earlier this week when Kensington Palace shared a Mother’s Day family portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales and her 3 children that was immediately met with a “kill notice” by the world’s leading photo agencies. Why? It was heavily retouched and thus did not meet the agencies’ photo standards.

Hours later an (unprecedented) apology was posted on the official social media accounts of the Prince and Princess of Wales, stating “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C”

It is easy to be sucked into the rabbit hole of the whole saga. To casual observers this may seem like a trivial issue – in a world experiencing devastating conflicts. But details surrounding the story are so odd and unprecedented, that they deserve close attention. They may be a harbinger of a disturbing post-truth era that is already here, fueled by digital tools.

Charlie Warzel at The Atlantic published a brilliant piece titled “Kate Middleton and the End of Shared Reality”.

Warzel wrote:

If you’re looking for an image that perfectly showcases the confusion and chaos of a choose-your-own-reality information dystopia, you probably couldn’t do better than yesterday’s portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales. In just one day, the photograph has transformed from a hastily released piece of public-relations damage control into something of a Rorschach test—a collision between plausibility and conspiracy.

He continued (emphasis mine):

For years, researchers and journalists have warned that deepfakes and generative-AI tools may destroy any remaining shreds of shared reality. Experts have reasoned that technology might become so good at conjuring synthetic media that it becomes difficult for anyone to believe anything they didn’t witness themselves. The royal-portrait debacle illustrates that this era isn’t forthcoming. We’re living in it.

This post-truth universe doesn’t feel like chaotic science fiction. Instead, it’s mundane: People now feel a pervasive, low-grade disorientation, suspicion, and distrust. And as the royal-photo fiasco shows, the deepfake age doesn’t need to be powered by generative AI—a hasty Photoshop will do.

Formidable tools in our hands, paving the way for the “post-truth” era

Technology has become so advanced that it’s hard to know if what we see is authentic or not.

Ubiquitous high resolution smartphones with readily available photo editing apps like FaceApp and FaceTune have made it incredibly easy for people to create a glamorous, idealized portrait of themselves.

We are now so used to seeing retouched photos of real life friends on social media that the act of modifying pictures has become completely banal.

“What is the big deal about this?” You may wonder. “Nobody is getting hurt.”

Well, I would argue that this “post-truth” era has some troubling consequences – to our sense of reality and our sense of self. And it’s here already.

Stage 1 was becoming accustomed to seeing heavily retouched photos of celebrities and influencers on social media… Hello Kardashians!

A screenshot of a message on X borrowing language from Catherine’s apology – and using a screenshot of a video of Khloe Kardashian shot the same day as she published a highly retouched photo of herself on social media

Stage 2 was noticing real life friends and acquaintances utilizing popular apps to create idealized photos of themselves for social media. Who doesn’t have a friend who looks completely different on Instagram because of FaceTune? Or who uses an avatar created by Lensa AI?

Stage 3 of the transition to the post-truth era is the proliferation of deepfakes featuring notable people: with realistic synthetic media (audio, photos or videos) making them do and say fabricated things. Our sense of reality is being completely upended.

And Stage 4 may be deepfakes/synthetic media featuring regular people like you and me. It will become incredibly easy to create and disseminate them. In a way, Lensa AI already ushered this in for millions of people around the world.

The “Infocalypse” is already here

Synthetic media is here to stay and trends have been accelerating at a breakneck speed over the past 3 months. You don’t believe me? Here are some news stories that made headline news since January:

January 15 – Mashable: “Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez deepfakes used in Le Creuset giveaway scam“

January 29 – AP News: “X pauses some Taylor Swift searches as deepfake explicit images spread”

February 15 – The Guardian: “OpenAI launches tool that instantly creates video from text“

February 22 – Washington Post: “Bobbi Althoff deepfake spotlights X’s role as a top source of AI porn“

February 24 – BBC: “Piers Morgan and Oprah Winfrey ‘deepfaked’ for US influencer’s ads“

March 1 – Washington Post: “Tech writer Kara Swisher has a new book. Enter the AI-generated scams”

March 4 – BBC: “Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI images”

March 5 – 404 Media: “Inside the World of TikTok Spammers and the AI Tools That Enable Them“

March 8 – The Verge: “Florida teens arrested for creating ‘deepfake’ AI nude images of classmates“

March 9 – Engadget: “AI Marilyn Monroe adds to the list of dead celebrities digitally resurrected without consent“

March 12 – Forbes: “AI Nudes Of Celebs Like Margot Robbie And Selena Gomez Are For Sale On eBay“

March 12 – Forbes: “Deepfaked Celebrities Hawked A Massive Trump Scam On Facebook And YouTube“

March 12 – Wired: “Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube“

March 15 – 404 Media: “Horrific AI-Generated Breastfeeding Images Bypass Facebook’s Moderation“

Let’s go back to the headline from March 8 – about the students creating pornographic deepfakes of their classmates. The details are absolutely disturbing:

Two Florida middle schoolers were arrested in December and charged with third-degree felonies for allegedly creating deepfake nudes of their classmates. A report by Wired cites police reports saying two boys, aged 13 and 14, are accused of using an unnamed “artificial intelligence application” to generate the explicit images of other students “between the ages of 12 and 13.” The incident may be the first US instance of criminal charges related to AI-generated nude images.

Two middle schoolers aged 13 and 14.

If they could do that, now in early 2024, imagine what will happen when these technologies become more accessible… and more sophisticated.

A New Grim Reaper Meme?

There is a famous meme that shows the grim reaper knocking on doors. If we were to apply this to Big Tech, I would propose that door 1 is “privacy”, door 2 is “perception of reality” and we have yet to see what door 3 could be. But these massive changes have a profound effects on our lives.

My attempt at a grim reaper meme – showing what Big Tech has killed for us all: first privacy, then a sense of reality and who knows what will be next

“Psychosis” and “The Shock Doctrine”

The definition of “psychosis” – a serious mental health disorder – is this:

“Psychosis is a condition of the mind that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real.”

I’m reminded of the powerful book The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. In it, she argues that when people are distracted, feeling fragile, or gripped by crises, it is far easier to manipulate them: “in moments of crisis, people are willing to hand over a great deal of power to anyone who claims to have a magic cure.”

Not being able to make a distinction between what is real and what is fake is deeply disorienting. Are these new technological tools ushering in the “post-truth” era making us more gullible and easier to manipulate? I’d venture to say yes.

A Silver Lining?

All this sounds very grim. But there is another side – a potential silver lining.

What is something you cannot fake or artificially alter with technology? A real life meeting. Any event happening away from screens.

I wonder if the onslaught of fake synthetic media will have a backlash, turning people off from online worlds and making them more prone to spend time in “the real world” away from devices.

Could this be the “cure” for excessive hours spent in front of screens? Making us appreciate the real, offline world more, where digital illusions can’t intrude?

Maybe. At least, this is where I would immediately seek refuge.

Elena

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Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Celebs Inexplicably Let Meta Make AI Bots of Them, Despite SAG’s Explicit Warnings https://jezebel.com/meta-ai-celebrity-chatbots-1850919667 #Jezebel #generativeartificialintelligence #artificialgeneralintelligence #computationalneuroscience #artificialintelligence #entertainmentculture #emergingtechnologies #scarlettjohansson #youtubermrbeast #markzuckerberg #syntheticmedia #justintrudeau #kendalljenner #humaninterest #metaplatforms #deeplearning

Gizmodo: DeepMind Says It Has a Way to Identify AI Images...but Only on Google https://gizmodo.com/deepmind-ai-watermark-duet-google-cloud-next-1850783568?utm_source=regular #applicationsofartificialintelligence #generativeartificialintelligence #artificialintelligence #emergingtechnologies #technologyinternet #azurecloudplatform #vertexaiplatform #claireleibowicz #googledeepmind #syntheticmedia #demishassabis #deeplearning #hanyfarid #deepmind #vertexai #deepfake #synthid #claude #vertex #azure

@timbray

I personally would put tags like #AI #SyntheticMedia #ChatGPT #TimnitGebru #EmilyBender etc on this but I don't really know a lot about AI, I just know a very small amount about spreading information on Mastodon. 😀

But that's some quality work there and a most pleasing and excellent phrase.

@timnitGebru @emilymbender @meg

Trendy #ImageSynthesizers like #StableDiffusion amplify harmful stereotypes, researchers find. Shocked not shocked that a hedge funder’s foray into #SyntheticMedia is socially toxic. #AI #aiart #AIethics #DataRights #TechPolicyPress via @justinhendrix https://techpolicy.press/researchers-find-stable-diffusion-amplifies-stereotypes/

As Blizzard sunsets StarCraft II, some of its key creators raise cash for a new gaming studio - Even as Blizzard pulls the plug on new updates for its StarCraft II game, nearly a decade after its ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/uQktUQi9C8Q/ #blizzardentertainment #generalpartner #syntheticmedia #videogaming #videogames #riotgames #starcraft #director #player #ceo #iii #tc

Remagine secures $35M fund backed by media giants to focus on entertainment and media tech - Remagine Ventures is a relatively new European VC fund which focuses on investments in entertainment... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/dNuNxpW12HM/ #businessincubators #entrepreneurship #googleventures #prosiebensat.1 #startupcompany #syntheticmedia #privateequity #unitedkingdom #axelspringer #campuslondon #entrepreneur #articles #business #economy #germany #magisto #europe #tc

To detect fake news, this AI first learned to write it - One of the biggest problems in media today is so-called “fake news,” which is so highly pernicious i... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/57Oi3_TIuC8/ #alleninstituteforartificialintelligence #naturallanguageprocessing #artificialintelligence #universityofwashington #syntheticmedia #fakenews #science #grover #tc