All articles tagged with #news verification
Experts forecast that AI will significantly reshape the news industry by 2026, with increased audience access through AI tools, a focus on verification, automation of newsroom workflows, infrastructure investments, and empowerment of data journalists, all amid evolving trust and business models.
A UK newspaper falsely quoted a man claiming to be former NY mayor Bill de Blasio, who later denied the quotes and clarified he was a wine importer using ChatGPT to respond, highlighting the importance of verifying sources and the risks of AI in journalism.
A fake image of an explosion near the Pentagon was shared on social media, raising concerns about AI's ability to produce misinformation. Social media sleuths pointed out problems with the image, including the lack of firsthand witnesses and the building's noticeable differences from the Pentagon. Generative AI tools can create life-like images with very little effort, but they can introduce random artifacts. To spot AI-generated and fake images, look for on-the-ground reports, analyze the image and its surroundings, and pay attention to hands, eyes, and posture.