Foreign groups are using AI to trick local US newspapers

Recent reports show Iranian and Russian groups are using artificial intelligence to write fake news stories for American outlets.

You might think the news you read in your local paper is written by a person. But lately, that hasn't always been the case. Experts have caught groups from Iran and Russia using AI to write fake articles. They then trick local news outlets into publishing these stories. AI is software that can act like a human. It can write sentences, create images, and even pretend to be a real person. These groups use it to create what look like real opinion pieces. OpenAI, the company that made ChatGPT, says these groups are trying to build 'false fronts.' This means they make fake personas to try and c…