In the AI age, we must all be fact-checkers

In the AI age, identifying artificial intelligence-generated content is becoming more difficult, but efforts to detect it must continue, according to a commentary in The Business Times. The piece draws parallels to the fictional Voight-Kampff test from the movie Blade Runner, which was used to distinguish bioengineered replicants from humans, to illustrate the growing challenge of discerning AI-generated material from human-created content.

THINKING ALOUD In the AI age, we must all be fact-checkers Identifying artificial intelligence-generated content is getting more difficult but we should not stop trying SINGAPORE In the movie Blade Runner , there are “replicants” – bioengineered humanoids that are almost indistinguishable from regular humans. The fictional Voight-Kampff test is used to detect these androids so Harrison Ford can retire that is, kill them https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/harrison-ford-get-lifetime-acting-award . The film and the Philip K Dick novel it is based on – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – give watchers much to think about regarding the blurry line between fiction and reality https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/blade-runner-2049-producer-sues-tesla-warner-bros-over-ai-images .