The quick, cheap, easy process of building an AI-generated disinformation website


An American journalist created a completely automated political misinformation website that can publish dozens of false news stories every day for little over a hundred bucks in just two days, especially troublesome during election campaigns. — AFP Relaxnews

For just over a hundred dollars and in just two days, an American journalist managed to set up a fully automated political disinformation website, capable of publishing dozens of fake news stories a day. His experience sheds light on an issue that could prove particularly problematic during election campaigns.

Jack Brewster is a journalist, currently working at NewsGuard, a startup that provides tools to counter online misinformation. He recently demonstrated that it's possible to quickly and easily create a fully automated political disinformation website using the latest advances in artificial intelligence. He describes his experience in an article published in the Wall Street Journal, titled “How I Built an AI-Powered, Self-Running Propaganda Machine for US$105 (RM503.30)”.

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