Don't bring trouble upon yourself!

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral part of life in the digital age. While AI is useful for daily life, it also provides malicious actors with a dangerous "keyboard weapon." AI can create many things at the user's behest, manipulate public opinion, and cause social unrest. Indeed, creating a fake photo or video, which previously required graphic design skills and considerable time, now only takes a few lines of code and is done in an instant. This ease of access fuels the proliferation of fake and harmful information.

A few days ago, information circulated on social media claiming that " Ca Mau police surrounded and arrested a facility making dried shrimp using soft rubber" in Cai Nuoc commune. However, after investigation and verification, authorities confirmed that this incident did not occur. The Ca Mau provincial government had to issue a directive to reassure the public regarding this baseless information, which negatively impacted the investment, production, and business environment and damaged the reputation and brand of the local traditional dried shrimp product.

Not long ago, videos and images with sensational content appeared on social media claiming "Can Tho police raided and caught red-handed a steamed bun factory selling buns filled with rats." Of course, this was also fake news, completely untrue, and blatantly fabricated by malicious individuals. Authorities have issued warnings about this false information.

In many localities across the country, authorities have previously fined numerous individuals for posting fake videos and clips created by AI with misleading content. These individuals used AI to create videos of a man "riding a python" swimming in Hoan Kiem Lake; fake images of people fainting at gas stations; crocodiles appearing in many places; and rice drying in the sun popping into puffed rice... Too much misleading and false information generated by AI is spreading rapidly every day and every hour.

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The purposes behind creating such content are diverse, sometimes simply to "gain likes" or "views" for fun, like "idle hands make mischief," and sometimes with the intention of attracting attention to increase interaction on sales channels. More seriously, many individuals exploit AI to spread distorted narratives and undermine the Party and State, causing confusion in society. The consequences of using AI to spread fake and harmful information often extend far beyond material issues.

Contributing to the spread of fake news and misinformation from AI products are also social media users who are always curious, eager to gossip, and lack the skills to filter information. In fact, looking back at the stories cited, many AI-generated products contain numerous inconsistencies, silly errors, and are "fake" in the AI's own way, yet they are still shared like wildfire and believed. AI makes it easy for people to deceive each other. Clearly, before waiting for authorities or algorithms to filter fake news, the first and most necessary "shield" is the vigilance of social media users. Those who use social media need to strengthen their skills in selecting and verifying information. And if information cannot be verified from official sources, it's best not to believe it or spread it. Don't bring trouble upon yourself!

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Source: https://baocantho.com.vn/dung-ruoc-hoa-vao-than--a208314.html