Fake mugshots of former US president Donald Trump and an image of Pope Francis wearing a puffer jacket: Viral photos created with the help of AI are eroding trust in the medium of photography, fact-checking experts are warning. Bernd Diekjobst/dpa
The rise of AI-generated images is eroding public trust in online information, a leading fact-checking group has warned. The London-based Full Fact said the increase in misleading images circulating online – and being shared by thousands of people – highlights how many struggle to spot such pictures. The organisation has expressed concerns about the adequacy of laws to combat harmful misinformation on the internet, including the growing amount of AI-generated content, and called on officials to increase media literacy funding to teach the public to better identify fake content. The campaign gr...
