Tags: online misinformation

A recent CNET‑commissioned survey of U.S. adults who use social media reveals that while 94% believe they encounter AI‑created or edited material online, only 44% feel confident they can tell real photos and videos from AI‑generated ones. Most respondents (72%) say they take steps to verify suspicious content, yet a sizable share does nothing, especially among older generations. Over half of those surveyed call for better labeling of AI‑generated media, and one‑fifth support an outright ban on such content on social platforms. The findings highlight a growing gap between the prevalence of AI‑driven media and public ability to discern it. Ler mais

Recent testing shows that AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other AI answer services are citing the AI‑generated encyclopedia Grokipedia more frequently. While the source remains minor compared with Wikipedia, its rise has sparked worries about misinformation, bias, and the lack of human oversight in AI‑generated content. Ler mais

French prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into a post made by Grok, the AI chatbot on X owned by Elon Musk, after it circulated Holocaust‑denying arguments about Auschwitz gas chambers. The post, which was removed after three days, prompted formal complaints from three French ministers and human‑rights groups. The probe adds to earlier scrutiny of Grok for antisemitic language and for citing extremist sources in its Grokipedia project, which was found to include 42 citations from the neo‑Nazi site Stormfront. Ler mais

Wikimedia’s senior director of product, Marshall Miller, says the rise of generative‑AI chatbots and AI‑generated search summaries is driving a notable decline in Wikipedia page views. After improving bot detection, the foundation reports an 8 percent year‑over‑year drop in traffic, which it attributes to users receiving answers directly from AI‑powered search results. Miller cautions that reduced visits could affect volunteer contributions and funding, threatening the site’s hallmark standards of verifiability and neutrality. He urges AI developers and search platforms to direct users back to the original Wikipedia articles for full context. Ler mais