{"id":48521,"date":"2024-01-16T09:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T09:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/openai-to-launch-anti-disinformation-tools-for-2024-elections\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T09:10:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T09:10:06","slug":"openai-to-launch-anti-disinformation-tools-for-2024-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/openai-to-launch-anti-disinformation-tools-for-2024-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI to launch anti-disinformation tools for 2024 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>ChatGPT maker OpenAI has said it will introduce tools to combat disinformation ahead of the dozens of elections this year in countries that are home to half the world\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p>The explosive success of text generator ChatGPT spurred a global artificial intelligence revolution but also triggered warnings that such tools could flood the internet with disinformation and sway voters.<\/p>\n<p>With elections due this year in countries including the United States, India and Britain, OpenAI said on Monday it will not allow its tech \u2014 including ChatGPT and the image generator DALL-E 3 \u2014 to be used for political campaigns.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1806163\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure our technology is not used in a way that could undermine\u201d the democratic process, OpenAI said in a blog post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still working to understand how effective our tools might be for personalised persuasion,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil we know more, we don\u2019t allow people to build applications for political campaigning and lobbying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AI-driven disinformation and misinformation are the biggest short-term global risks and could undermine newly elected governments in major economies, the World Economic Forum warned in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1804727\">report<\/a> released last week.<\/p>\n<p>Fears over election disinformation began years ago, but the public availability of potent AI text and image generators has boosted the threat, experts say, especially if users cannot easily tell if the content they see is fake or manipulated.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI said on Monday it was working on tools that would attach reliable attribution to text generated by ChatGPT, and also give users the ability to detect if an image was created using DALL-E 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly this year, we will implement the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity\u2019s digital credentials \u2014 an approach that encodes details about the content\u2019s provenance using cryptography,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition, also known as C2PA, aims to improve methods for identifying and tracing digital content. Its members include Microsoft, Sony, Adobe and Japanese imaging firms Nikon and Canon.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"guardrails\" href=\"#guardrails\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>\u2018Guardrails\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>OpenAI said ChatGPT, when asked procedural questions about US elections such as where to vote, will direct users to authoritative websites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLessons from this work will inform our approach in other countries and regions,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>It added that DALL-E 3 has \u201cguardrails\u201d that prevent users from generating images of real people, including candidates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1803005\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s announcement follows steps revealed last year by US tech giants Google and Facebook parent Meta to limit election interference, especially through the use of AI.<\/p>\n<p><em>AFP<\/em> has previously debunked deepfakes \u2014 doctored videos \u2014 of US President Joe Biden announcing a military draft and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton endorsing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president.<\/p>\n<p>Doctored footage and audio of politicians were circulated on social media ahead of the presidential election this month in Taiwan, <em>AFP<\/em> Fact Check found.<\/p>\n<p>While much of this content is low-quality and it is not immediately clear if it is created with AI apps, experts say disinformation is fuelling a crisis of trust in political institutions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ChatGPT maker OpenAI has said it will introduce tools to combat disinformation ahead of the dozens of elections this year in countries that are home to half the world\u2019s population. 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