Artificial intelligence is going to transform everything we watch, hear and read. You can already see it happening.

Asking an AI search engine a question about an obscure fact can yield quick and surprisingly detailed responses. Type in a cellphone model number and you’re suddenly a highly informed consumer. And when it comes to transforming legendary television show casts into babies, AI is world-class.

But news? AI-fueled news poses problems.

The first is that news is about reality. AI provides tools to bend reality. We’re seeing a wave of AI-abetted falsehoods and deepfakes online, all designed to mislead us with doctored images and video.

No, Ukraine is not sending children, the disabled and the elderly to clear minefields. President Trump does not have a forehead indentation indic

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