There is no escape: no matter which website you visit, you are likely to come across some type of content generated by artificial intelligence. Generated images are the easiest to detect, although it all depends on the eye that looks at them.
Perhaps because they are more familiar with this technology, young users are able to distinguish real images from fake ones more easily. But this is not so obvious for everyone. New data shows that older users are falling massively into the trap of believing that artificially generated content is real.
This is demonstrated by a study published on March 18th by researchers from Stanford University and Georgetown University, as reported by The Daily Beast. For example, it has been observed how Facebook, one of the most widely used social networks among the adult population, favors the appearance of AI-generated content in its users’ feeds.
In addition, you can easily check it for yourself; just take a look at the comments below those images. You will probably see a lot of praise, assuming that what they see is real.
Deciphering the real impact that these tools can cause is very important, especially because large companies fail to take into account older users in their tests. While cognitive decline is one of the explanations that are considered, the first investigations mainly point to the lack of familiarity with AI.
However, the advancement of this technology and the rise of deepfakes are already achieving results that can deceive even the most vigilant eye. That is why having regulation and laws that are capable of condemning this type of false content has become more important than ever.
