Generative AI Is Making an Old Problem Much, Much Worse

Generative AI Is Making an Old Problem Much, Much Worse

Earlier this year, sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift were shared repeatedly X. The pictures were almost certainly created with generative-AI tools, demonstrating the ease with which the technology can be put to nefarious ends. This case mirrors many other apparently similar examples, including fake images depicting the arrest of former President Donald Trump, AI-generated …

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What Happens If ChatGPT Becomes the Internet?

What Happens If ChatGPT Becomes the Internet?

There is a tension at the heart of ChatGPT that may soon snap. Does the technology expand our world or constrain it? Which is to say, do AI-powered chatbots open new doors to learning and discovery, or do they instead risk siloing off information and leaving us stuck with unreliable access to truth? Earlier today, …

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