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Is the World Ready for an AI That Can Create Images That Look Real?
Hotpot is an AI-powered art maker that generates images from plain text and can replicate artistic styles like anime or the work of Vincent Van Gogh. It’s built on a system called DALL-E, which was developed by OpenAI and is capable of making shockingly realistic and creative images. The implications are huge for art, culture and society. NBCLX storyteller Peter...
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How Russia Uses Social Media to Spread Disinformation About Ukraine
Russia has “troll farms” dedicated to spreading disinformation and propaganda on social media, says Emerson T. Brooking of the Atlantic Council. Brooking explains how Russia invested heavily in online campaigns and is now using the web to influence opinions about the invasion of Ukraine.
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Disinformation and Violent Threats Shut Down this Butterfly Sanctuary
The National Butterfly Center made headlines when it fought against the plans for a border fence while Donald Trump was president. The barrier near the U.S.-Mexico border would have divided the center’s land and required clearing out parts of it. Now, the center is closed indefinitely after staff and the board faced violent threats fueled by right-wing disinformation. “These lies...
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2 Iranian Computer Hackers Charged With Threatening US Voters During 2020 Election
Law enforcement accused Iran of orchestrating an email campaign aimed at intimidating Democratic voters in battleground states so they would vote for then-President Donald Trump.
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Tech Companies Blasted for Inaction on Spanish-Language Disinformation
Companies are leaving disinformation or not flagging it on social media platforms after removing or warning identical posts in English, Democratic legislators and others said.
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US Surgeon General Says Misinformation Poses ‘Insidious Threat' to Nation's Health
In a White House briefing on Thursday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy shared his new advisory on the dangers of health misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How to Avoid Falling Victim to Disinformation on Election Week
Election Week 2020 will be unlike any other in history, with more votes, more emotion – and more misinformation than ever. It’s that intentionally-deceptive information, designed to manipulate us, that threatens our democracy. And as NBCLX’s Noah Pransky explains, it’s up to all of us to help stop it from spreading.
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Dems to Facebook: Get Serious About Misinformation, Hate
Two of Facebook’s toughest critics on Capitol Hill have urged the social media platform to get serious about misinformation, voter suppression and hate speech ahead of the 2020 election.
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State Dept.: Russia Pushes Disinformation in Online Network
The State Department says Russia is using social media, state-funded media and a loose network of proxy websites to amplify conspiracy theories and misinformation, most recently around the coronavirus.
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US Officials Say Russia Behind Spread of Virus Disinformation
The U.S. government has identified two suspected Russian military intelligence operatives who it believes are helping direct the spread of disinformation through websites that have published extensively on the coronavirus pandemic, American politics and international affairs.
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Disinformation Is Being Used to Cause Chaos. Here's How to Fight It
People are trying to cause chaos in the U.S. by spreading disinformation. Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins from NBC News have some tips on how to spot it and fight it.
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Facebook to Start Labeling State-Run Media
Facebook has started labeling some content as coming from foreign state-controlled media outlets, the company announced Thursday. Pages of overtly state-run news agencies such as Russia’s RT and Sputnik, and China’s Xinhua News and the People’s Daily, will be labeled as such, a Facebook representative said. At least 18 news outlets’ pages, with hundreds of millions of followers, will receive...
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Twitter to Label Disputed COVID-19 Tweets
Twitter announced Monday it will warn users with a label when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus
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Targets of Discredited Scientist's Anti-Vaccination Crusade Warn of ‘Dangerous' Claims
A video from a discredited scientist promoting a hodgepodge of coronavirus conspiracy theories was viewed by millions of social media users on Thursday, NBC News reported.
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FBI Director Warns of Ongoing Russian ‘Information Warfare'
FBI Director Chris Wray says Russia is engaged in “information warfare” heading into the 2020 presidential election