Oct 5, 2023

Bloomberg AI IRL: Hany Farid and AI’s Disinformation Problem

From Bloomberg

AI's Disinformation Problem | AI IRL

By Jackie Davalos and Nate Lanxon

Disinformation’s influence over our decisions and sense of trust strengthened in step with social media’s rise to prominence. Artificial intelligence has equal potential to fight back on our behalf -- or accelerate disinformation’s proliferation. In the premiere episode of AI IRL season two, hosts Jackie Davalos and Nate Lanxon speak to two leading experts [Hany Farid and Rumman Chowdhury] to find out which outcome is most likely.

 

Watch the video here or read the article.

 

Hany Farid is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and the School of Information at UC Berkeley and a senior advisor to the Counter Extremism Project.

Last updated: October 10, 2023