But those stupid phony photos have been around forever. The earliest ones were cut and pasted, then Photoshop opened endless possibilities. You don't need AI to alter colors (think blue coleus) and rake in gullible buyers. Plus those articles that are just copied from other (bad) articles have been around forever too. In that regard, AI might be making it easier, but it isn't breaking new ground. We've all known for a long time to be wary of what we read on the Internet on any subject.
My biggest concern is the "deep fakes" — seemingly real people appearing to say or do things they haven't... and viewers who are tricked into believing what they're seeing. Then what happens? We all start being skeptical of everything we see. Then crooks who really are caught on video doing or saying bad things claim they're been deep faked. I think things have the potential to get mighty complicated. The world is getting scarier every minute.
