On Tuesday 11 February, the UK government refused to sign the Artificial Intelligence Summit closing statement which called for a safe, ethical and trustworthy approach to the development of AI.
Regrettably, the UK government does not seem to have taken this opportunity to maintain its hard-won credibility as a world leader in the field.
In our work, we witness first hand the ongoing battle between AI’s ability to generate misinformation and its ability to identify it.
Many such challenges would be easier to grapple with if those developing new technologies were more open about how AI tools are made, collaborative in their approach to regulation, and considerate of the impact of these technologies on all users.
At Full Fact, we use our own AI tools to help identify bad information and this week our team has written about some of the technology we have built to help.
Software we are proud to say is now used daily by over 40 fact checking organisations working in three languages across 30 countries.
An image which appears to show Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, wearing a hat with the slogan “Make America Mexicana Again” has been circulating on social media.
This picture isn’t real and was likely created using artificial intelligence.
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The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Russell Findlay MSP, claimed on BBC One’s Question Time on Thursday 6th February that “140 million Americans cast their vote” for Donald Trump.
