Editorial: The Guardian

• Disinformation and forgeries are an old problem, but AI poses new threats and needs a new response.
• AI is further democratising disinformation, making it easier, cheaper and quicker than ever to produce forgeries.
• Forensic tools to detect faked or manipulated images or audio are trailing far behind the tools to create them.
• There’s also a risk that genuine material is more easily discredited, or cannot be verified sufficiently to be run by major news organisations.
• Regulation is an essential part of the response, though must be done sensitively to protect civil rights.
• Tackling distribution is crucial, although this risks putting even more power in the hands of tech giants.

Conclusion: Fostering a discriminating attitude towards online material is essential, which means not only educating children to critically analyse what they see online, but also encouraging adults to do the same.

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