𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Ali Mirzaei

Oct 25, 2024

The spread of Gen-AI misinformation (MI) depends more on human demand than its supply. Gen-AI MI is easily accessible online, but only a small, highly active group consumes it, often driven by partisanship or distrust in institutions, rather than a lack of access to reliable information [1]. Promoting trust in accurate information is shown to have a greater impact than merely fighting MI [2].

The following graphs show a dynamic flow where initially accepted misconceptions and are challenged by true news, leading to potential rectification through fact-checking. The study had 1,000 participants were randomly exposed or not exposed to true and fake news 20,000 times [2] - figures titles are simplified.

[1: Simon, et al. 2023]
[2: Acerbi, et al. 2022]

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