Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, which can present inaccurate information as fact, pose a significant threat to American society in areas such as elections and education, warn tech experts from a range of industries.
Dubbed “hallucinations” in the AI world, chatbots could perpetuate political falsehoods and biases, said Christopher Alexander, the chief communications officer of Liberty Blockchain.
The power of AI to blur the lines between fact and fiction threatens to compound the challenge of separating truth from fiction in academia.
Students who use AI to cheat and educators who use AI tools to sniff out plagiarism run the risk of never truly learning, which could have a “chilling effect” on innovation.
While hallucinations offer hope for the future, the challenge is to ensure that the promises of AI outweigh the potential dangers.
Elon Musk has warned that AI has the potential for “civilizational destruction.” The need for trustworthy institutions is more vital than ever, according to Israeli author and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari.
