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AI-Generated Hoax of Pentagon Explosion Sparks Brief Market Sell-Off
An AI-generated image caused confusion and a temporary stock market sell-off. Bitcoin had its small dose of pain too.
This Monday marked a new high—or arguably low—in demonstrating the power of artificial intelligence (AI). A picture depicting a fabricated explosion at the Pentagon, quickly flagged as being AI generated, spread like wildfire across social media. It also appears to have spurred a momentary sell-off in the U.S. stock market.
The alarming image, portraying smoke billowing from the iconic building, was disseminated by numerous accounts, including a Russian state-owned media channel.
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May 22, 2023
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s the photo went viral, U.S. stock indexes took a minor hit, although markets quickly recovered after the photo was exposed as a hoax. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, also experienced a brief “flash crash” following the spread of the fake news, slipping to $26500. Yet, Bitcoin is slowly but surely recovering and it is currently being traded at $26,882, according to CoinGecko.
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The hoax’s impact was significant enough to prompt the Arlington County Fire Department to intervene. “There is NO explosion or incident occurring at or near the Pentagon reservation,” they tweeted “and there is no immediate danger or hazards to the public.”
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Paving the Road to More AI Regulation
This type of online deceit has raised serious concerns among critics of unmitigated AI development. Many experts in the field have warned that advanced AI systems could become tools for malevolent actors worldwide, spreading misinformation and causing online pandemonium.
This isn’t the first time such trickery has emerged. Viral AI-generated images have previously deceived the public, such as images of Pope Francis sporting a Balenciaga jacket, a fake arrest of President Donald Trump, and deepfakes of celebrities like Elon Musk or SBF promoting crypto scams.
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Notable personalities have also sounded alarms about the spread of disinformation.
Hundreds of tech experts already called for a six-month halt on advanced AI development until proper safety guidelines are established. And even Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as the ‘Godfather of AI’, even resigned from his role at Google to voice his concerns about potential AI risks without damaging his former employer’s reputation.
Episodes of misinformation like this one feed into the ongoing debate surrounding the need for a regulatory and ethical framework for AI. As AI becomes an increasingly potent tool in the hands of agents of disinformation, the consequences can be chaotic.
Based on today’s events, one question stands out: What if an AI was the agent using the power of social media to spread chaos and control the financial markets? We kind of saw it coming.
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Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad
By Martin Coulter and Greg Bensinger
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) lost $100 billion in market value on Wednesday after its new chatbot shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle, feeding worries that the Google parent is losing ground to rival Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O).
Alphabet shares slid as much as 9% during regular trading with volumes nearly three times the 50-day moving average. They pared losses after hours and were roughly flat. The stock had lost 40% of its value last year but rallied 15% since the beginning of this year, excluding Wednesday’s losses….CONT…
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https://www.npr.org/2023/02/09/1155650909/google-chatbot–error-bard-shares
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Google shares drop $100 billion after its new AI chatbot makes a mistake
February 9, 202310:15 AM ET
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Shares for Google’s parent company, Alphabet, dropped 9% Wednesday after its AI chatbot, Bard, gave an incorrect answer.
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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, lost $100 billion in market value on Wednesday after its new artificial intelligence technology produced a factual error in its first demo.
It’s a bruising reception for Bard, the conversational bot that Google launched as a competitor to Microsoft’s headline-making darling, ChatGPT.
In the fateful ad that ran on Google’s Twitter feed this week, the company described Bard as “a launchpad for curiosity” and a search tool to “help simplify complex topics.”
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An accompanying GIF prompts Bard with the question, “What new discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope can I tell my 9 year old about?” The chatbot responds with a few bullet points, including the claim that the telescope took the very first pictures of “exoplanets,” or planets outside of earth’s solar system.
“These discoveries can spark a child’s imagination about the infinite wonders of the universe,” Bard says.
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