One Way to Fight Misinformation

Published on October 11, 2024

Commentary The much-touted California state AI safety bill, SB 1047, considered the most stringent in the nation, has been vetoed by the California governor. Baby steps in addressing some of the low-hanging fruits in the AI regulation landscape are better than giant leaps. One such step would be to mandate the traceability of data. California should take the lead on this, just like it did on data privacy. Misinformation has been playing the devil with the war in Ukraine. The problem is compounded with the advent of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). Deepfakes are a major problem. Governments naturally want to fight misinformation and fraud. Mandating traceability of data, also called provenance, is an important step in that direction and is a more comprehensive solution than just requiring watermarks in the metadata of AI-generated photos as proposed in California state’s AB 3211 that some companies are supporting....

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