David Pocock versus artificial intelligence
Senator David Pocock on his new bill to crack down on deepfakes – and why he thinks the government has dropped the ball on regulating AI.
The year is 1934, the setting is Scotland. Startling photos have emerged, appearing to capture the Loch Ness monster.
Fast forward 90 years to 2024, to an election campaign in Australia, and a video is released of a prime minister promising to ban gambling ads.
Both are fake – designed specifically to deceive. And while humans have always had a tendency to mislead each other, what’s new is the technology.
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It’s now easier than ever to create highly realistic fake content. And we’re only just starting to see how wide-ranging and insidious the impact will be.
Today, independent senator David Pocock on his new bill to crack down on deepfakes – and why he thinks the government has dropped the ball on regulating AI.
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