AI Animal ‘Attack’ Videos Are Fooling Facebook Users – WBKR

One of my all-time favorite quotes comes from Benjamin Franklin (he had a million of ’em). He once said, “Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.” Oh my goodness, my mind races at the thought of what old Ben would do with social media. Actually, he’d probably have the best page on Facebook, but his consternation over what he would see might be overwhelming, even for a sturdy old bird like him. Suppose Mr. Franklin boarded a time machine (one he probably invented) and popped out in 2025. After spending a lot of time studying this marvel of communication (say what you want about Facebook; it is a marvel), he would then tackle what AI has done for (or to) social media. AI Fakery – Bears, Gators, and Babies To paraphrase the disco classic, first he’d be afraid, he’d be petrified. Is a bear really approaching an unattended child on a porch? Did an alligator really return a baby to its mother? Did that cat really just scare that gigantic carnivore away? (Actually, that last one is real and a personal favorite.) That happened a long time ago, back when AI was just a component of science
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