Microsoft President: Deepfake is the biggest worry about AI

Microsoft President Brad Smith called for measures to ensure people know when artificial intelligence (AI) creates an image or video.

In a recent speech in Washington (USA), Mr. Smith said that his biggest concern about AI is deep fake, the technology that creates lifelike images and videos. He called for measures to help people distinguish real and fake photos and videos.

"We have to solve the problems surrounding deep fakes," Microsoft's President affirmed. "We must take steps to resist altering legitimate content to mislead or defraud people through AI."

He also called for licensing the most critical forms of AI with "the obligation to protect the safety, physical safety, cyber security, a national security." He said we need new export controls at least a step up from existing ones to ensure AI models are not stolen or used in a way that violates export control regulations. Export.

The management of AI has been a hot topic since the ChatGPT chatbot of the startup OpenAI went public. Washington lawmakers grapple with introducing AI regulation as businesses, large and small, rush to bring AI to market.

Last week, Sam Altman - CEO of OpenAI - told the US Senate that using AI to interfere with election integrity is a "big concern." He also believes that AI needs to be managed and calls for global cooperation in this area.

Mr. Smith argues that people need to be held accountable for any problems caused by AI. He urged lawmakers to put the "safety brake" in AI technologies that manage power grids, water supplies, and other critical infrastructure so humans can control them. He also mentioned a similar "Know Your Customer" (KYC) system for developers of powerful AI models to know how their technology is being used, informing the public about the content which AI generates to identify fake videos.

Earlier this week, an AI image showing an explosion located in the Pentagon area went viral on social media and was shared by many "green" accounts. It needs to be clarified where the picture came from; although the US Department of Defense confirmed that it was a fake photo, it still caused the stock market to drop significantly in a few minutes.

OSINTdefender, a green Twitter account with more than 336,000 followers, is one of the photo-sharing sites. The account owner later apologized for spreading false information, saying it was an example of "images like this that can be used to manipulate information so easily.". "

It is also one of the popular AI images in recent weeks, including the Pope wearing a fashionable white long coat, the Sony World Photography Award-winning black and white photo, and former President Donald Trump. being arrested by the police.