Microsoft president : Deepfake videos or images made by AI is a big concern

Microsoft’s Brad Smith (Image credit : Reuters) The head of Microsoft has shared his most disturbing worry about artificial intelligence. On May 25, Brad Smith spoke in Washington, D.C., about the need for regulation of artificial intelligence. The source of Smith's greatest worry is deep fakes produced by AI that distribute false information. He said: "We're going have to address the issues around deep fakes. "We're going to have to address in particular what we worry about most foreign cyber influence operations, the kinds of activities that are already taking place by the Russian government, the Chinese, the Iranians." He added: "We need to take steps to protect against the alteration of legitimate content with an intent to deceive or defraud people through the use of AI." Artificial intelligence and computer imagery are combined to produce a doctored image of a real person in deepfake videos. The technology has the ability to entirely fabricate convincing but false images or movies. [caption id="attachment_170032" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Image credit : Artificial Intelligence Board Of America[/caption] In order to make a video look more realistic, voice clones are frequently added. Deepfake is a word that refers to the underlying artificial intelligence technology known as "deep learning." Deepfakes pose a serious security risk because they can be used to deceive users into thinking that bogus information has originated from a reliable source. Smith has demanded the licencing of essential AI forms that address security and cybersecurity, according to Reuters. He said we would need new controls to "ensure that these models are not stolen or not used in ways that would violate the country's export control requirements." Smith's lecture was a component of a dialogue going on in Washington, DC, between lawmakers and AI researchers. [caption id="attachment_176615" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Image credit : CNN[/caption] "My worst fears are we, the technology, cause significant harm to the world," Altman added. "I think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong." On a conference last week exploring how to regulate AI, ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman shared some of his own worst concerns. He said that one of his main worries is AI distributing false information, particularly around election times. Due to an excessive demand, the CEO stated that he would prefer if fewer individuals used ChatGPT at this time. "My worst fears are we, the technology, cause significant harm to the world," Altman added. Also read : Tesla Deepfake Claims Rejected; Elon Musk’s Deposition on Autopilot Claims in Crash Investigation to be Requested "I think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong." He said that one of his main worries is AI distributing false information, particularly around election times.