Mis/Disinformation!

I've been following discussions about the increasing number of AI generated faces, voices, ads, etc.  As the election season picks up speed we will be seeing more and more of these.  So the question is how can we tell what is real and what is fake?

The answer, regretfully, is for the most part we can't.  The experts talk about different possibilities for protecting ourselves from being fooled or manipulated, but the sorry fact is that we're mostly helpless.  What can we trust?  What can't we trust?  Don't know for sure.

What we do know for sure is that this phenomenon is going to be more prevalent and the skill to hide the true source of what is being put in front of us is going to improve.  I'd like to say this will happen before our ability to spot what is AI generated improves, but there is no sign that we can get ahead of the process.  Bad news!

Related item: I found the difference between misinformation and disinformation.  Misinformation refers to false or inaccurate information that is spread unintentionally.  Disinformation is also false or inaccurate information but it is spread deliberately with the intention to deceive, manipulate or influence people.