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COMMENTARY · Mastodon — fosstodon.org Nederlands(NL) · 6d

Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins: ‘The danger of # AI is that people no longer believe real images’ MH17, the poisoning of Navalny and recently the bombing

Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative group Bellingcat, is concerned about the societal impact of AI, specifically its potential to erode trust in authentic visual evidence. He aims to widely disseminate Bellingcat's open-source intelligence methods to counter this growing threat. Higgins's work has previously involved high-profile investigations using publicly available data. AI

IMPACT AI's growing ability to generate realistic fake imagery threatens to undermine public trust in authentic visual evidence, according to Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins.
RESEARCH · SCMP — Tech English(EN) · 5d

Austrian spy found guilty of giving secrets to Wirecard fugitive

An Austrian intelligence officer, Egisto Ott, has been convicted of espionage and other charges for passing state secrets to a fugitive executive of the fraudulent company Wirecard. Ott, a former director in Austria's secret service, was sentenced to over four years in prison for his actions, which included sharing information on former Russian spies and an investigative journalist. The conviction has prompted Austria to consider tightening its espionage laws, as current legislation primarily protects against spying detrimental to Austria itself. AI

Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins: ‘The danger of # AI is that people no longer believe real images’ MH17, the poisoning of Navalny and recently the bombing