It may be the first case involving artificial intelligence in the field of journalism and media, as the editor-in-chief of the German tabloid Die Aktuel was fired for publishing an artificial intelligence-generated “interview” with Formula racing legend Michael Schumacher.
Funk Media Group, which owns the newspaper, announced the sacking of Anne Hoffmann and apologized to the Schumacher family. “This tasteless and misleading interview should not have appeared,” said Bianca Pullman, who runs Funk magazines.
The case highlights the danger that artificial intelligence can pose to journalism in the media, if used incorrectly.
The Formula legend lives in isolation from the world after a serious accident he suffered in 2013. And at a time when the Schumacher family confirmed that it intended to take legal action against the German publisher, Western media sounded the alarm of the possibility of infection.
The interview with Schumacher was created using artificial intelligence software, which artificially produced “quotes” for Schumacher about his health and family. In the interview published by the legend, he said: “With the help of my team, I can really stand on my own and even walk slowly a few steps.”
And, “My wife and children were my support, and without them, I would not have been able to manage the crisis. Of course they are also very sad, how did all this happen?” “They support me and stand by me firmly,” the article continued.
An artificial intelligence program has built the dialogue in virtual reality, while Schumacher is in a state of health isolation and has not had contact with the outside world in years. The big question is how the article was published in a popular newspaper without those in charge of it noticing this fatal mistake.
The fake interview appeared on page eight of Die Actuel, titled “My life has changed completely”, and includes fake quotes attributed to Schumacher, in which he discusses his family life since the accident and his health.
And while experts are increasingly warning about the potential dangers of this modern technology and calls for a temporary halt to its development, it seems that artificial intelligence will bring with it some additional troubles for the field of media. The violation of the privacy of the former world champion warns of the possibility of misuse of this technology, which was supposedly developed to move man to a new stage of scientific development.
And in the event that standards and controls are not set for this technology, these incidents will be repeated, and the violations may be much greater than a violation of privacy.
• While experts are increasingly warning of the potential dangers of this modern technology and calls for a temporary cessation of its development, it seems that artificial intelligence will bring with it some additional troubles to the field of media.
2023-04-24 22:00:35
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