Arvind Narayanan

But when you look at the misinformation that's actually out there, it's things that are as crude as video game footage. Because again, it's telling people what they want to believe in a situation where they're not very skeptical.

But when you look at the misinformation that's actually out there, it's things that are as crude as video game footage. Because again, it's telling people what they want to believe in a situation where they're not very skeptical.

But when you look at the misinformation that's actually out there, it's things that are as crude as video game footage. Because again, it's telling people what they want to believe in a situation where they're not very skeptical.

For sure, yeah. But I want to push on, you know, is this really an AI problem? These are, you know, deep problems in our society. So creating an image, you know, that looks like there were a lot more people there than there were. Yeah, it's become easier to do that with AI today. But you could have paid someone $100 to do that with Photoshop, you know, even before AI. It's a problem we've had.

For sure, yeah. But I want to push on, you know, is this really an AI problem? These are, you know, deep problems in our society. So creating an image, you know, that looks like there were a lot more people there than there were. Yeah, it's become easier to do that with AI today. But you could have paid someone $100 to do that with Photoshop, you know, even before AI. It's a problem we've had.

For sure, yeah. But I want to push on, you know, is this really an AI problem? These are, you know, deep problems in our society. So creating an image, you know, that looks like there were a lot more people there than there were. Yeah, it's become easier to do that with AI today. But you could have paid someone $100 to do that with Photoshop, you know, even before AI. It's a problem we've had.

It's a problem we have been dealing with, often not very successfully. My worry is that if we treat this as a technology problem and try to intervene on the technology, we're going to miss what the real issues are and the hard things that we need to be doing to tackle those issues, which are, you know, which relate to issues of trust in society.

It's a problem we have been dealing with, often not very successfully. My worry is that if we treat this as a technology problem and try to intervene on the technology, we're going to miss what the real issues are and the hard things that we need to be doing to tackle those issues, which are, you know, which relate to issues of trust in society.

It's a problem we have been dealing with, often not very successfully. My worry is that if we treat this as a technology problem and try to intervene on the technology, we're going to miss what the real issues are and the hard things that we need to be doing to tackle those issues, which are, you know, which relate to issues of trust in society.

And to the extent it's a technology problem, it's more of a social media problem, really, than an AI problem, because the hard part of misinformation is not generating it, it's distributing it to people and persuading them. And social media is often the medium for that. And so I think there should be more responsibility placed on social media companies.

And to the extent it's a technology problem, it's more of a social media problem, really, than an AI problem, because the hard part of misinformation is not generating it, it's distributing it to people and persuading them. And social media is often the medium for that. And so I think there should be more responsibility placed on social media companies.

And to the extent it's a technology problem, it's more of a social media problem, really, than an AI problem, because the hard part of misinformation is not generating it, it's distributing it to people and persuading them. And social media is often the medium for that. And so I think there should be more responsibility placed on social media companies.

And my worry is that treating this as an AI problem is distracting from all of those more important interventions.

And my worry is that treating this as an AI problem is distracting from all of those more important interventions.

And my worry is that treating this as an AI problem is distracting from all of those more important interventions.

Yeah, I think the primary control is being exercised today by social media companies.

Yeah, I think the primary control is being exercised today by social media companies.

Yeah, I think the primary control is being exercised today by social media companies.

So when we were talking about deepfakes, I'm much less worried about misinformation deepfakes and more worried about deepfake nudes that I was talking about, right? So those are things that can destroy a person's life. It's been shocking to me how little attention this got from the press and from policymakers until it happened to Taylor Swift. a few months ago. And then it got a lot of attention.

So when we were talking about deepfakes, I'm much less worried about misinformation deepfakes and more worried about deepfake nudes that I was talking about, right? So those are things that can destroy a person's life. It's been shocking to me how little attention this got from the press and from policymakers until it happened to Taylor Swift. a few months ago. And then it got a lot of attention.