Does the screen cheat?: The invisible danger of videos created with artificial intelligence

The content created with artificial intelligence is already unstoppableespecially with the influence of social networks. To this The diffusion of false videos is added. Today, with the free tools available, anyone can generate audiovisual pieces in a short time and, the most striking, they come to life of their own for how real they seem. The examples multiply in digital platforms: politicians giving speeches that never pronounced, artists saying invented phrases or even historical events that never occurred.

With this inevitable phenomenon, the question arises: How do you fight false information? Social networks have baton control; that is to say, are responsible for these images and videos circulating at full speedand in the end they get to all. This represents a problem for society, since most are based on the information you see on their screens and reaches the extreme of not knowing what is real and what is not.

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The dark side of false videos

According to The mirroran example is the filmmaker Yonatan Dorwho from Lisbon creates viral videos with AI. In one of them, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Elon Musk star in a surrealist hunt the Rammstein rhythm, chasing a rodent with Donald Trump’s hairstyle. Although it was made as a political criticism, Dor warned about the risk of these videos: “From now on, you can’t trust your own eyes.”

«We must learn to be better digital citizens and not let us manipulate so much by social networks and false news, ”says Dor, making it clear that Give good use to artificial intelligencebecause if it is done with bad intentions, it can harm society in the future.

Artificial intelligence sows distrust?

Experts confirm it. Hany Friendresearcher at the University of Berkeley, explains that The real danger It is not that people believe in a concrete lie, but come to think that everything can be false. This situation of doubt benefits governments, parties or groups that seek to manipulate society and take it to their land.

In fact, there have already been videos of political leaders with this objective, such as the case of Donald Trumpthat used AI to reinforce its own narrative. In another part of the world, during the last elections in Germany, false videos that distorted the image of known candidates circulated.

But AI is not limited to politics; Videos of all kinds are already created. Platforms such as Tiktok and Instagram are flooded with content known as «Lauchol»: Premium »: Design Absurd, shocking or directly deceitful videos, designed to get attention and become viral.

Why is this content multiplied so fast? Because Society is impacted with these videoswhich increases visits and allows content creators to generate money.

THE GREAT CHALLENGE: Recover trust

The big platforms say they already work in solutions to distinguish what is real from what not. However, in practice, These warnings are scarce, little visible or directly non -existent. The problem is that millions of users do not know if what they see is authentic or a digital assembly.

Some experts propose technical solutions, such as invisible water brands in videos, or stricter regulations. Others believe that the key is in the Digital Education: Learn to distrust, verify no longer sharing everything that appears on the screen. The real challenge is Check the information of what one visualizesconsult the official media pages, see more videos and read different opinions before forming a conclusion.

The filmmaker Dor affirmed him more than once, according to the magazine The mirror: AI is not a threat, but a tool that must be used with head. In his case, he dreams of producing a complete film with AI, but warns about the limits and common sense, since the avalanche of false videos can end the trust and make it difficult to distinguish what is real in digital platforms.