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AI Chatbots Can Give False Health Information With Fake Citations: Study
Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian researchers have found.
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WhatsApp Web Tipped to Be Working on a Google-Enabled Reverse Image Search Feature
WhatsApp is said to be working on a new feature for WhatsApp Web that will allow users to perform a web lookup on shared images. The feature, dubbed Search on Web, is tipped to let users quickly do a reverse image search via Google without having to leave the messaging platform. The feature can be useful to curb the spread of misinformation and pro...
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Google Photos Will Now Add Labels to Images Edited Using AI Tools
Google Photos announced the introduction of specific labels to highlight that an image has been edited using artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Thursday. The Mountain View-based tech giant will start including this information within the metadata of the images to let anyone easily check whether the image was made using synthetic methods. Apart f...
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Opinion | How India's Fact-Checking Collective Fought Poll-Time Misinformation
Nearly 50-plus organisations, comprising prominent fact-checkers and established newsrooms, big and small, from across the country, joined hands to be part of the collective.
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Google’s AI Overviews Said to Suffer From AI Hallucination, Advises Using Glue on Pizza
Google’s brand-new AI-powered search tool, AI Overviews, is facing a blowback for providing inaccurate and somewhat bizarre answers to users’ queries as it advised a user to use glue on pizza. Upon further investigation, the source was reportedly found and it turned out to be a Reddit comment from more than a decade ago.
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Google, Meta, OpenAI and More Firms Sign Tech Accord to Fight AI Election Interference Globally
Twenty tech firms including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Adobe, TikTok, and X announced on Friday they have agreed to work together to prevent deceptive AI content from interfering with elections across the globe this year. The accord was signed at the Munich Security Conference.
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Facebook, YouTube Said to Be Warned Against Misuse of Deepfakes by Indian Government
India's government on Friday warned social media firms including Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two sources told Reuters. The warning was conveyed by deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he sa...
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YouTube to Remove AI-Generated Content That Impersonates Individuals, Label Synthetic Videos
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has taken off over the past year, with powerful AI chatbots, image and video generators and other AI tools flooding the market. The new technology has also posed new challenges related to responsible AI use, misinformation, impersonation, copyright infringement and more. Now, YouTube has announced new set of ...
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Google Lays Off "Some Of The Best And Brightest People" From Its News Divison: Report
Tech giant Google has laid off several employees this week in its news division, CNBC reported on Wednesday.
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AI Use Rising in Online Misinformation Campaigns, but Impact Limited Till Now, Say Researchers
Google-owned US cybersecurity firm Mandiant said on Thursday it had seen increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct manipulative information campaigns online in recent years, though the technology's use in other digital intrusions had been limited so far.
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AI Chatbots Can Give False Health Information With Fake Citations: Study
Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian researchers have found.
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WhatsApp Web Tipped to Be Working on a Google-Enabled Reverse Image Search Feature
WhatsApp is said to be working on a new feature for WhatsApp Web that will allow users to perform a web lookup on shared images. The feature, dubbed Search on Web, is tipped to let users quickly do a reverse image search via Google without having to leave the messaging platform. The feature can be useful to curb the spread of misinformation and pro...
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Google Photos Will Now Add Labels to Images Edited Using AI Tools
Google Photos announced the introduction of specific labels to highlight that an image has been edited using artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Thursday. The Mountain View-based tech giant will start including this information within the metadata of the images to let anyone easily check whether the image was made using synthetic methods. Apart f...
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Opinion | How India's Fact-Checking Collective Fought Poll-Time Misinformation
Nearly 50-plus organisations, comprising prominent fact-checkers and established newsrooms, big and small, from across the country, joined hands to be part of the collective.
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Google’s AI Overviews Said to Suffer From AI Hallucination, Advises Using Glue on Pizza
Google’s brand-new AI-powered search tool, AI Overviews, is facing a blowback for providing inaccurate and somewhat bizarre answers to users’ queries as it advised a user to use glue on pizza. Upon further investigation, the source was reportedly found and it turned out to be a Reddit comment from more than a decade ago.
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Google, Meta, OpenAI and More Firms Sign Tech Accord to Fight AI Election Interference Globally
Twenty tech firms including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Adobe, TikTok, and X announced on Friday they have agreed to work together to prevent deceptive AI content from interfering with elections across the globe this year. The accord was signed at the Munich Security Conference.
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Facebook, YouTube Said to Be Warned Against Misuse of Deepfakes by Indian Government
India's government on Friday warned social media firms including Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two sources told Reuters. The warning was conveyed by deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he sa...
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YouTube to Remove AI-Generated Content That Impersonates Individuals, Label Synthetic Videos
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has taken off over the past year, with powerful AI chatbots, image and video generators and other AI tools flooding the market. The new technology has also posed new challenges related to responsible AI use, misinformation, impersonation, copyright infringement and more. Now, YouTube has announced new set of ...
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Google Lays Off "Some Of The Best And Brightest People" From Its News Divison: Report
Tech giant Google has laid off several employees this week in its news division, CNBC reported on Wednesday.
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AI Use Rising in Online Misinformation Campaigns, but Impact Limited Till Now, Say Researchers
Google-owned US cybersecurity firm Mandiant said on Thursday it had seen increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct manipulative information campaigns online in recent years, though the technology's use in other digital intrusions had been limited so far.
