A photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI?

Numerous faked images and a string of startlingly inaccurate responses from Gemini and Grok are part of a tidal wave of AI slop engulfing coverage of the Iran war

The Guardian
X's AI Struggles to Separate Real from Fake in Iran War Coverage

X's AI chatbot failed to verify conflict footage as creators monetised AI-generated misinformation with hundreds of millions of views.

The Daily Perspective

WIRED reports a surge of AI‑generated misinformation about the Iran war spreading on X. Synthetic media is being weaponised, blurring the line between fact and fake. How can we verify content before it fuels digital disinformation? Dive into the details and learn what tools can help. #AImisinformation #SyntheticMedia #IranWar #ContentVerification

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/aigenerated-misinformation-about-iran-war-spreads-x-says-wired

AI altered and fabricated images related to Minneapolis shootings abound online on social media. Durbin reportedly used one unknowingly.

#ai #LLMs #Slop #aimisinformation #ThinkBeforeYouShare #DigitalEthics #aiandmedia

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-altered-photos-videos-minneapolis-shootings-blur-reality-rcna256552

AI-altered photos and videos of Minneapolis shootings blur reality

From Facebook and TikTok to Instagram and X, AI-manipulated images and videos depicting Alex Pretti’s final moments have proliferated across the internet since his fatal shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis last weekend

NBC News

@number6 @xyla

Yes, if you class useless #aichatbots #aislop #aimisinformation as progress, not to mention
huge amounts of co2 emissions and huge demands on clean water and energy.

I guess the $4.5 trillion #aibubble is progressing quite nicely too..
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