Police in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, have cracked down on gangsters who used AI chatbot “ChatGPT” developed by US company OpenAI to publish fake videos on the Internet for profit. This is the first case of its kind in Zhejiang.
According to Shanghai-based online news portal ThePaper.cn, on June 2, police in Shaoxing’s Shangyu district said that an internet user had posted a fake video about a fire that had never occurred in an industrial park in Shangyu. discovered. The number of video views increased rapidly.
Police confirmed the video was fake and quickly identified the tech company as the prime suspect.
On June 5, police arrested three suspects from outside Zhejiang Province, and the investigation revealed that the company had illegally acquired a series of video accounts since May and used ChatGPT technology to distribute online videos and videos. It was revealed that he had created and posted a fake video by matching fake Chinese captions. Monetize your online videos through traffic algorithms.
The group illegally purchased over 1,500 video accounts and published over 3,000 unverified or fake videos through such means.
China’s spending on AI is expected to reach $14.7 billion this year, about a tenth of the global market, according to data from global market research firm International Data Corp. China’s AI market size is expected to reach $26.4 billion by 2026, and from 2021 to 2026, it will grow at a compound rate of over 20% annually.
Meanwhile, the police said it was important for internet users to comply with relevant laws and to self-regulate their online behavior to ensure a safe and orderly online environment.
Police said that to maintain the integrity of the virtual space we share, we must try not to “believe rumours, spread rumours, or create rumours.”
