AI authentication tools are built without adequate journalist input, new report finds
www.niemanlab.org
It has never been easier (or cheaper) to fake and alter media. The evidence that journalists rely on to verify facts — photographs, videos, documents, websites, and even audio calls with sources — can now be convincingly generated with AI. In June, dozens of journalists, technologists, and a…

The reason this is important and timely is because the messaging around these tools implicitly suggests there is an air of authority and integrity it would be impossible for them to have given that no journalists have examined and analyzed the mechanisms of these tools at any stage of their development.

      • roofuskit@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        4·
        7 hours ago

        Yes. It helps prevent low effort and low quality posts.

        Your post is now locked until you correct it. Just message me when you’re done and I will unlock it.

        Edit: I see you fixed it as I typed this.

          • roofuskit@lemmy.worldMEnglish
            3·
            7 hours ago

            You’re welcome not to participate here.

            Edit: I see you’ve made 13 posts in the last two hours. We strive quality over quantity here. As always, nobody is forcing you to include this community in your rapid fire posts.

      • acockworkorange@mander.xyzEnglish
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        7 hours ago

        “How come there are individuals that think on their own? I thought everything in the world was a reflection of my own consciousness. I cannot fathom a world where people don’t share my thoughts and experiences.”

        Indeed, very few people know journalism jargon, and authentication has vastly different meanings depending on the sphere of human knowledge one is inserted into.

        Alternatively:

        “Surely the rules don’t apply to me?”

        In fact, they do.