[This story from The Debrief describes a new study that compares the persuasiveness of propaganda written by humans to that of propaganda generated by artificial intelligence, with worrying results. The story includes extended comments by the lead author (and the original version includes a second image). See also the related WION story “Explained: How AI-generated Propaganda Poses a Real Threat This Historic Election Year.” –Matthew]
[Image: Original propaganda and GPT-3-generated AI propaganda were highly persuasive. Credit: Goldstein et al.]
AI Propaganda is Dangerously Persuasive and Could Be Used in Covert Operations, New Study Warns
By Micah Hanks
February 21, 2024
AI propaganda generated by popular large language models is remarkably persuasive, according to new findings that compared AI-generated content to real propaganda produced by countries like Russia and Iran.
In a recent study, portions of articles previously identified as material suspected of originating from covert foreign propaganda campaigns were provided to GPT-3.… read more. “Study: AI propaganda is dangerously persuasive”