It’s an increasingly common phenomenon. We see an image or video appear in our social media feed, and we aren’t sure whether it’s real, altered or generated by artificial intelligence.

The consequences of being unable to distinguish between the two are far-reaching, from political and social implications to the integrity of the data that forms our understanding of the world.

Social media abounds with fake images in the midst of real disasters, sowing confusion for those impacted. Rep. Joanne Stehr, R-Schuylkill, described a situation in which a child in her district had used the technology to create sexually explicit images of his classmates. At an event in Middletown, Dauphin County, Gov. Josh Shapiro was critical of the White House using AI to disparage Democratic leadership. The uses,

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