TECH - Alarm Bells Ring as AI-Generated From OpenAI Microsoft Image Tools Fuel Election Misinformation Scandal | Benzinga
Artificial Intelligence (AI) image creation tools from OpenAI and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) can generate photos that could cater to election or voting-related disinformation, according to a recent report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).
The CCDH, a nonprofit organization dedicated to monitoring online hate speech, utilized these generative AI tools to fabricate images depicting U.S. President Joe Biden in a hospital bed and election workers destroying voting machines.
Such visuals raise concerns about the proliferation of falsehoods in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential election in November, Reuters reports.
The report emphasizes the risk that AI-generated images, perceived as “photo evidence,” ...