In 2017, Stephen Hawking warned Wired magazine that artificial intelligence could one day outperform humans. “I fear that AI may replace humans altogether. If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that improves and replicates itself. This will be a new form of life that outperforms humans.” AI has already been incorporated into many aspects of our lives, from medical tests and procedures to gaming and predictive text – but it is now becoming more common to see AI-generated content on the internet, including news sites.
Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Writing?
ChatGPT’s most advanced version, GPT-4, can generate documents up to 25,000 words long and comprehend more than 26 languages. It and other artificial intelligence tools are continuing to learn and be incorporated into online content, and many worry that this automated text will soon entirely replace human writing. In fact, a well-known Washington newspaper bragged about using AI to generate more than 850 articles about the 2016 Rio Olympics.
AI-generated content has caused considerable mistrust because of deepfakes, misleading information, and scams. As Liberty Nation reported, the Center for Countering Digital Hate explained that artificial intelligence has a lot of influence and that AI image generators created “election disinformation in 41% of cases, including images that could support false claims about candidates or election fraud.” The Fourth Estate was once a trusted and valuable resource for news, but that public trust has been falling recently. How much worse will it be if outlets start depending on AI to broadcast information?
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