Artificial intelligence (AI) software used to propagate fake news following significant events, often to generate income for social media users, should be scrutinised in an upcoming investigation into fraudulent advertising, experts have urged.
Researchers at the Alan Turing Institute’s Centre for Emerging Technology and Security discovered that AI played a role in driving some of the fake news disseminated online after the Southport murders, primarily for financial gain. They have recommended that Ofcom, the communications regulator, address this issue during its consultation on fraudulent advertising, scheduled for this summer.
