Tripped up by #misinformation? Here's a refresher on identifying AI

Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news.

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Tripped up by misinformation? Here's a refresher on identifying AI

Here are some tips for distinguishing AI-generated content from reality in an online world where that continues to get harder.

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Slow down
Sometimes it's just about going back to basics. Stop, take a breath and don't immediately share something you don't know is real. Bad actors are often counting on the fact that people let their emotions and existing viewpoints guide their reactions to conten
#Misinformation
Make use of technology
There are many AI detection tools that can be a helpful place to start. But be wary, as they are not always correct in their assessments. Images that have been generated or altered with AI
using #Google'sGemini app include an invisible digital watermarking tool called #SynthID, which the app can detect. Other AI creation tools have added visible watermarks to content they generate. They are often easy to remove though, meaning the absence of such a watermark is not proof that an image is genuine.