The growing problem of AI-generated fake news, deepfakes, and social mediamanipulation

The growing problem of AI-generated fake news, deepfakes, and social media manipulation. It highlights three specific cases: the creation of a deepfake video of Barack Obama, the spread of AI-generated fake news during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, and the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which involved the unauthorized harvesting and use of Facebook data to influence political campaigns. These examples demonstrate the potential for misuse of AI technologies, emphasizing the need for ethical guidelines and regulations to prevent further harm.