Australia's defence force chief General Angus Campbell has warned artificial intelligence might harm democracies through "truth decay," as people are unable to distinguish fact from fiction.

Defence force top brass shares fears about AI causing ‘truth decay’::Australia’s defence force chief General Angus Campbell has warned artificial intelligence might harm democracies through “truth decay,” as people are unable to distinguish fact from fiction.

  • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This sort of talk always makes me think back to Metal Gear Solid 2. I guess as long as their recommendation isn’t a different AI to curate, censor, and ‘provide context’ to the information coming in. We don’t want a ‘GW’ situation on our hands, shaping the world into a war economy for maximum profit… Or do we?