Shattering reality: Is AI-generated content already good enough to fool the average person?

An AI expert said AI technology is already capable of producing content so realistic that some people might be convinced that it's genuine. A world where AI-generated videos and images can dupe the public on a large scale -- a fear of the "Godfather of AI" -- has become a reality, according to an artificial intelligence writer and podcast host. "That moment is already here," said cognitive scientist Gary Marcus, who hosts the AI-centric podcast, "Humans vs Machines with Gary Marcus." "The techniques will only get better and better over the coming years, but they're already good enough that they can probably fool at least some of the people some of the time." Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, who is widely considered the "Godfather of AI" and helped develop systems used in software like ChatGPT, recently told The New York Times he feared AI-generated photos, videos and text will soon flood the internet. The average person, as a result, will "not be able to know what is true anymore," he said.