Generative AI may be the next AK-47
In this opinion piece Sarah W. Spencer, a consultant and researcher specialising in technology, foreign policy, and aid, draws interesting parallels between generative AI and the renowned AK-47. According to her there are three key similarities: accessibility, portability, and simplicity.
As a tool that is currently widely available, generative AI could, in the wrong hands, “create audio or visual content in support of targeted propaganda and disinformation campaigns, turning the proverbial “fog of war” into a murk so dark and dense that only the most sophisticated tools will spot fact amid the fiction. This could make it harder to bring warring parties to the peace table, or prevent those fleeing conflict from accessing life-saving humanitarian assistance or finding refuge across a border.”