False news ends up being distributed six times faster than real information, which is why artificial intelligence, now used for the creation of fake news, must be used to combat misinformation, it has been found after a debate at “Aurel Vlaicu in Arad”.
Photo: Shutterstock
“Artificial misinformation and intelligence – the EU’s role in combating this phenomenon“It was the subject of the discussions that took place, on Friday, attended by over 300 people, many of them being students, according to Agerpres.
Also present at the conference, MEP Gheorghe Falcă said that false news is distributed in the online environment six times faster than the real ones, because algorithms favor a certain type of content that cause emotion.
Asked how he sees the situation of Romania following the cancellation of the elections, Falcă said that Romania was the target of misinformation campaigns in which Russia was involved and in which artificial intelligence was used.
“We will always be behind artificial intelligence, but the regulations can create the defense frame. At the same time, artificial intelligence will help humanity a lot“, said the MEP, who stressed that it is vital to invest in this sector.
And the MEP Dan Barna was present at the debate, which stated that it is necessary to adapt to the new means of information, in the context in which the information reaches less and less through the classic media.
“It requires adaptation to the new means of information, which are now very credible. Credibility is on the Internet, not on TV or in the print media“Barna drew attention.
A participant asked how he could, as a regular person, check if the US has truly spent $ 350 billion in the Ukraine war, how Donald Trump’s administration argues.
He did not receive a concrete response, and another person concluded that “We are left to defend ourselves“In the face of misinformation, if governments do not intervene with tools through which information is filtered on social platforms.
Bank also said that blocking information on the Internet is almost impossible, but stressed that regulations can be made, especially some to apply in the election campaign.
Artificial intelligence should be used to combat misinformation
Following the discussions, the conclusion was that artificial intelligence, used intensely to create and propagate false information, should be used in tools that limit misinformation in the online environment.
“I had an extremely interesting debate with representatives of the European Parliament, about misinformation and artificial intelligence, aspects that are on the agenda now. I say it was important because our students need to know everything that is happening today and should be well informed, and what can be created with artificial intelligence often generates value, but sometimes it can cause problems. (…)
An misinformation that comes to mind now, because it is recent, is the one about Pope Francis, because almost every year there are misinformations about certain statements they would make.
The last one, distributed by countless people, is that the Pope urges the world, now in the beginning of the Passover, not to keep fast because it is important to be good at the soul and not to post“, At the end of the event, the rector of the” Aurel Vlaicu “University, Teodor Cilan, said at the end of the event.
The debate was organized by the connection office in Romania of the European Parliament.
