ARTIFICIAL intelligence being used to create fake news and other content has become a real problem as its technology improves.
It is important to know what to look out for to spot AI fake news so you can be properly informed and not fall victim to its confusing claims.
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The rules were shared by computer security company McAfee on “how to spot fake news in your social media feed.”
It is extra important to be wary of the rules right now because a study from June by Reuters found that more people get their news from social media than official news publications.
Fake news can show up in an array of different types of social media including misleading posts, image captions, quotes, and false information in graphs and charts.
Along with Deepfake videos impersonating well-known public figures, AI-generated voice clones, and entire news websites generated by AI, McAfee warned.
Here is a breakdown of the three rules to avoid being fooled by fake news from AI, per McAfee.
1. CONTEXT
You want to check the writing for typos, poor grammar, and overall poor composition.
The context may also not make complete sense and be missing credentials for facts like date, time, and place of publication along with an author.
2. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
AI-generated images can be extremely deceiving, and you want to pay attention to details to spot a fake.
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It’s good to consider if an image looks “too bizarre.”
“‘Don’t believe everything you read on the internet,’” now includes “Don’t believe everything you see on the internet,’” McAfee said.
3. DISTORTIONS
AI technology is not perfected yet so distortions can happen.
It especially is not good at rendering finders and hands currently and these can give it away if you look closely.
Along with creating eyes that look soulless or dead.
You can also look for unnatural shadows, uneven skin tones, and voice or facial expressions that look off or robotic
