‘The genie’s out of the bottle’: When AI meets politics

Artificial Intelligence, Department of Information Systems & Analytics, News Media

While AI offers exciting potential for creative content creation, Professor Hahn Jungpil warns of its double-edged nature. Deepfakes pose a growing threat for spreading misinformation. He proposes proactive behavioural analysis as a promising strategy to combat this, acknowledging the challenges of regulating open-source AI and the limitations of current safeguards.

The Business Times, 15 March 2024

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