AI ‘supercharges’ online disinformation and censorship, report warns

A pedestrian looks at a mobile phone while walking in London’s central business district of Canary Wharf. By some estimates, AI-generated content could soon account for 99% or more of all information on the Internet, overwhelming content moderation systems that are already struggling to keep up with the deluge of misinformation, tech experts say. — AFP

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are boosting online disinformation and enabling governments to increase censorship and surveillance in a growing threat to human rights, a US non-profit said in a report published on Oct 4.

Global Internet freedom declined for the 13th consecutive year, with China, Myanmar and Iran having the worst conditions of the 70 countries surveyed by the Freedom on the Net report, which highlighted the risks posed by easy access to generative AI technology.