Meta taskforce to fight EU election disinformation as deepfake fears grow

Meta is launching a special task force dedicated to tackling disinformation and abusive AI-generated content in the lead-up to the EU elections in June.  The power of social media to influence voting is well documented. But the rapid rise of AI — which can generate “deepfake” images, text, and videos at the push of a button — has triggered new fears that the technology will be used to disrupt major elections across the world this year.   Led by a team of intelligence experts from within the company, Meta’s new “operations centre” has been set up to “swiftly identify potential threats”…

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