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AI-Fakes Detection Is Failing Voters in the Global South

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Summary
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81% Informative

Detecting media generated or manipulated using AI is still a burgeoning field, a response to the sudden explosion of generative AI companies.

But in much of the world outside the US and parts of Europe , detecting AI -generated content is difficult because of biases in the training of systems.

Most tools currently on the market can only offer between an 85 and 90 percent confidence rate.

Building, testing, and running a detection model requires access to energy and data centers that are simply not available in much of the world.

Without local alternatives, researchers like Ngamita are left with few options: pay for access to an off the shelf tool like the one offered by Reality Defender , the costs of which are prohibitive.

VR Score

84

Informative language

83

Neutral language

68

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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