A series of AI controversies across the world

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Use of artificial intelligence or artificial intelligence (AI) is currently causing controversy in various parts of the world.

One of the most famous AI-based technologies created by OpenAI is ChatGPT, which is supported by a large language model (Large language models/LLM) like GPT-3.

LLM is an algorithm capable of performing various natural language processing tasks. It’s called big because it uses transformers with very large data sets to recognize, translate, predict, or generate text and other content.

Even though it is sophisticated, this technology has been the subject of much criticism because it can be misused for negative purposes, such as spreading false information, plagiarismto use user data.

The following is a series of AI controversies around the world, compiled from various sources, Friday (9/22/2023).

Data from the Facebook scandal (Cambridge Analytica)
This scandal is the most popular AI controversy in recent years, affecting millions of Facebook users with their personal data in real time.

Facebook has faced many challenges and criticism due to the data breach case in March 2018. A political consulting firm called Cambridge Analytica found that more than 87 million personal data of active Facebook users had been breached. misused.

This big data was allegedly used to support former United States President Donald Trump in the 2016 election. The same data is also believed to have been misused to influence the results of the Brexit referendum for the campaign. Vote to leave.

Meta (Facebook’s parent company) founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed to take appropriate action in the Cambridge Analytica case for months after receiving information about the data breach.

Facebook was subsequently sued for violating user privacy protections and for hate campaigns.

IBM photo scraping scandal
IBM is the most popular American multinational high-tech company that drives AI and Big Data to create innovation for the world. IBM faces controversial scandal photo scraping in 2019 covering 1 million images of human faces.

The company released a series of data real time it’s about improving AI-based facial recognition algorithms. This scandal has made social media users aware of how their personal data is used.

Clearview AI uses images from social media users
A facial recognition software startup founded by Australian entrepreneur Hoan Ton-That. Clearview AI is reportedly collecting and storing billions of private images of people around the world. the Web and social media accounts in data base them without permission.

Interior photos data base these are then compared to photos of unknown people using facial recognition technology. Clearview AI data and technology are accessible to at least 26 countries and their law enforcement agencies.

The company does not admit this and says it only provides access to the relevant authorities in the United States and Canada.

GPT-3 used for article writing
In June 2023, OpenAI released GPT-3, which is more advanced than its predecessor GPT-2 which has only 1.5 billion parameters, while the new LLM far surpasses it with 175 billion parameters.

When it was introduced, some people called GPT-3 a revolution in the concept of machines that write code like humans, with the ability to write blogs, stories, and websites. the Weband applications.

An interesting controversy is the case of a student who wrote a blog using GPT-3. Other cases also involve online media The Guardianwho writes all the articles on his page using this language model.

OpenAI also decided to give its exclusive access to Microsoft, this decision sparked a lot of criticism. Indeed, billionaire Elon Musk, who is also one of the founders of the startup, also expressed his opinion.

Deepfakes
Deepfakes itself was a controversial technology from the start. It has become a global concern for authorities regarding its misuse. Previously, deep fakes limited to video creation.

As accessibility to easy-to-use tools increases, many people irresponsibly produce AI-generated videos and images that look like the real thing.

On average, videos and images use the faces of celebrities, especially women, altered in inappropriate videos. Moreover, deep fakes there are also concerns that this will have a negative impact on the implementation of elections.

This was India’s first case of using deepfakes for election campaigning when a Bharatiya Janata Party leader released a campaign video.

In the original video, he speaks in Hindi. However, using the technique deep fakesthe same video was also released in other languages.

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