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DICT warns vs fake AI content this election
MANILA -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned the public that artificial intelligence or AI-generated content will see a surge in the upcoming election season.
MANILA -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned the public that artificial intelligence or AI-generated content will see a surge in the upcoming election season.
At the launch of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Quezon City, DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy said AI is not bad, but they have monitored the rise of AI content that are misleading or are being used to spread misinformation and disinformation.
At the launch of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Quezon City, DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy said AI is not bad, but they have monitored the rise of AI content that are misleading or are being used to spread misinformation and disinformation.
He expects there will be more politically-related AI content leading to the polls in May next year.
He expects there will be more politically-related AI content leading to the polls in May next year.
“What sets this election apart is that this is going to be an election that is heavily digitized. And I think our regulations have not yet adopted to that,” Dy said.
“What sets this election apart is that this is going to be an election that is heavily digitized. And I think our regulations have not yet adopted to that,” Dy said.
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He added: “Major problem now na hindi naranasan nung nakaraang election is the use of disinformation through AI-generated content.”
He added: “Major problem now na hindi naranasan nung nakaraang election is the use of disinformation through AI-generated content.”
(A major problem now that was not experienced in the last election is the use of disinformation through AI-generated content.)
(A major problem now that was not experienced in the last election is the use of disinformation through AI-generated content.)
One type of AI-generated content that can be used to spread false information is the use of deepfakes— or manipulated videos and audio that mimic real personalities, but are actually fake. Vishing or voice phishing is also a concern when someone calls a user copying a voice of some person.
One type of AI-generated content that can be used to spread false information is the use of deepfakes— or manipulated videos and audio that mimic real personalities, but are actually fake. Vishing or voice phishing is also a concern when someone calls a user copying a voice of some person.
Dy urged voters and political parties to file a complaint before the Comelec if they see AI-generated posts that are misleading or are fake. Dy said they can only act if the complaint is filed with Comelec, then they can inform social media sites to act upon the complaint.
Dy urged voters and political parties to file a complaint before the Comelec if they see AI-generated posts that are misleading or are fake. Dy said they can only act if the complaint is filed with Comelec, then they can inform social media sites to act upon the complaint.
“We have the commitment of the three major social media giant- Meta, Google which is YouTube, and Tiktok that they will assist us if we detect AI-generated misleading content,” he said.
“We have the commitment of the three major social media giant- Meta, Google which is YouTube, and Tiktok that they will assist us if we detect AI-generated misleading content,” he said.
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Dy added, “What we actually want the social media network to do is to label them- ‘this is misleading, this is AI-generated, this is taken out of context, the source content can’t be verified.’ Yung mga ganung klase na labeling would help our people in assessing.”
Dy added, “What we actually want the social media network to do is to label them- ‘this is misleading, this is AI-generated, this is taken out of context, the source content can’t be verified.’ Yung mga ganung klase na labeling would help our people in assessing.”
DICT urges the public to be more wary with social media posts this campaign season, even if the post came from a friend. Dy said the public should trust legitimate new sources instead as posts are verified and underwent proper research and vetting.
DICT urges the public to be more wary with social media posts this campaign season, even if the post came from a friend. Dy said the public should trust legitimate new sources instead as posts are verified and underwent proper research and vetting.
This is also one of the projects of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Dy said they will conduct seminars, in partnership with various agencies, on how Filipinos can check if a post is a scam or not or any online content is fake or real. Dy added the number of street crimes is going down, but number of online scams is going up.
This is also one of the projects of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Dy said they will conduct seminars, in partnership with various agencies, on how Filipinos can check if a post is a scam or not or any online content is fake or real. Dy added the number of street crimes is going down, but number of online scams is going up.
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