GBH Daily: How to recognize AI videos

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Today, I’m going to share some tips on how to spot an AI deepfake. But first, about 95% of university faculty surveyed said they were concerned that generative AI tools were reducing students’ critical thinking and communication skills. According to a new study from the Association of American Universities. And the lack of a uniform university policy only adds to the confusion. Students are receiving mixed messages about when to use generative AI and when to limit its use.

“They’re worried about students’ attention spans, they’re worried about students fundamentally not following these models and letting these models dictate their lives,” Lee Rainey of Elon University in North Carolina, who led the study, told GBH’s Kirk Carapezza. “Part of the confusion stems from the fact that this study found that there are no universally accepted principles about when the use of language models is cheating and when it is legitimate.”

4 things you need to know

1. The MBTA is looking at a budget deficit. Without new sources of funding, government agencies It expects a deficit of $560 million for the fiscal year starting in July. The next fiscal year will see a deficit of $732 million. Without additional funding, the T may experience service reductions or deferred maintenance. The last time the MBTA faced a large budget shortfall, the state relied on funding from the Fair Share Amendment, commonly known as the millionaire’s tax.

“Even if there was enough fair share to bail them out right now, it’s not going to be sustainable for the next two years,” said Reggie Ramos, executive director of the nonprofit Massachusetts Department of Transportation. But Ramos said there are potential solutions, including higher vehicle registration fees, higher highway tolls and congestion pricing for cars entering downtown Boston, to name a few. “It’s not a problem that there’s no solution,” Ramos said. “It’s a matter of political will.”

2. With snow and ice expected this weekend, Worcester public works officials are… Pre-treat roads with salt before a storm. Snow removal is a challenge in New England’s second-largest city, city council members say. Residents regularly complain about stranded cars and slippery sidewalks, and the city is struggling to find enough contract snow removal operators, even though the city has increased its snow removal budget by $1 million.

“If 2 inches and 3 inches didn’t work, I can’t imagine what they would do with Foot Plus,” Councilman Morris Bergman said. “We can’t justify to voters how we’re spending money on snowplow drivers, inspectors and supervisors. And we still can’t get it right.”

3. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers The agency confirmed that Maine is in the midst of a surge. Residents in the Lewiston and Portland areas reported seeing more officers detaining people in the area. Portland Superintendent Ryan Scallon said some schools are seeing a 15 to 20 percent drop in student attendance.

Patricia Hyde, ICE’s deputy director, said investigators have detained about 50 people in recent days. Last year, authorities detained an average of 24 people a month, according to the Deportation Data Project.

4. First strike Bienvenue Might be right: French national men’s soccer (well, football) The team could be based in the Boston area during this summer’s World Cup. team I posted the video to my social media account It shows officials touring a local hotel and the athletic facilities at Babson College in Wellesley.

A Babson spokesperson declined to comment. France will play against Norway on June 26th.

Deepfakes discovered: MIT Museum says ‘look again, take a closer look’

How do I know? Is the video you’re watching online real or generated by AI??As technology advances, more and more videos appear legitimate but are actually created by platforms such as Sora (owned by Open AI, which also owns ChatGPT) and Meta AI (owned by Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp).? You can make it look like surveillance camera footage, imitate news interview clips, copy influencers, or people filming themselves going about their daily lives. They can also become tools for disinformation campaigns, calling into question our ability to decipher what is and isn’t believable.

Currently, there are few regulations for AI-generated videos, so there is no reliable way to tell if a video is real or AI. But GBH’s Renuka Balakrishnan picked up some tips from Lindsay Bartholomew, an exhibit content and experience developer at the MIT Museum. The following exhibits are currently on display at the MIT Museum: “AI: Beware of the gap” Visitors are encouraged to watch the videos and decide which ones they think are real and which ones were created by AI.

“Technology may advance all at once, but it cannot take away our own agency, our ability to check and double-check with our intuition and feelings,” Bartholomew said.

First, if you’re not sure, watch the video again. “When people fear that AI could manipulate the media, it’s a perfectly legitimate fear, but we have the power to take a second look and look carefully,” Bartholomew told Balakrishnan.

Second: Pay attention to people’s faces and rely on human intuition about what looks real and what doesn’t. “We instinctively know facial expressions and eye contact,” Bartholomew told Balakrishnan. “We somehow know it when it doesn’t feel right.”

Third, know the current limitations of the technology. Currently, AI-generated clips tend to be limited to one minute. Some people edit AI videos with real-life clips to make them longer. Look for that “seam,” Bartholomew said. But know that technology is developing rapidly and will likely continue to become more practical.

“You can find moments when something seems to be going well and suddenly something changes,” she said. “Even if you can’t put your finger on it, you can tell that something has changed.”

Take an exhibition tour with Balakrishnan here.

Dig deeper: –Hany Farid talks about deepfake detection and the future of AI | Particles of Thought

–Your Brain’s Consciousness, Individuality, and Creativity by Heather Berlin