How generative AI made our digital lives less safe -- and what we might do about it.
"Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral."
Kranzberg's first law should ground our interpretation of the effect of generative AI on our digital and non-digital lives. This technology has served as a clear threat multiplier, weaponized by bad actors to create deepfake videos, conduct influence operations, and run impersonation campaigns for fraudulent ends.
Platforms and regulators are struggling to keep up, working to mitigate the social harms of generative AI, while leveraging its power for good.
Join the IRGP Program for an evening lecture on AI's impact on society and democracy delivered by Alexios Mantzarlis.
Alexios Mantzarlis is the co-founder of Indicator, an investigative publication on digital deception. With over a decade experience working at the intersection of digital media, platform integrity and information quality, Alexios was previously the founding director of the Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative at Cornell Tech and a principal in Google’s Trust & Safety team.