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Google Researchers Say AI Now Leading Disinformation Vector (and Are Severely Undercounting the Problem)


It’s much easier to produce AI-generated disinformation than it is to fact check it.

Overall, the study looks at a total of 135,838 fact checks which date back to 1995, but the majority of the claims were created after 2016 and the introduction of ClaimReview, a tagging system that allows fact checkers and publishers to flag disinformation for platforms like Google, Facebook, Bing, and others. Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more. Subscribe Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories.

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