China's new challenge as natural disasters strike - fake AI videos

Punishment could range from a fine to up to seven years in prison if the fallout of the misinformation is serious enough.On 23 July, China's Cyberspace Administration also announced a nationwide crackdown on fake internet content related to floods and other disasters, ordering its local branches to focus on catching out fabricated data, malicious editing, staged scenes, misattributed historical events and those impersonating officials. In addition, it called on social media platforms to strengthen the review of the content they are publishing.Prof Gao believes "the answer is public education combined with law enforcement", saying that there was a "need to publicise real cases where people have been punished."He added that "the harm caused by AI-generated fake content is ultimately the result of how people choose to use the technology - not the technology itself", adding that existing laws were sufficient to deal with it.However, others are not so confident. Professor Chen pointed out that "AI technology continues to evolve much faster than legal frameworks. As new legal questions emerge, AI misinformation remains a considerable challenge."Shanghai and Washington based lawyer Peter Pang says lawyers around the world are seeing an explosion in the number of cases dealing with these issues.He believes that the companies that create AI apps and the platforms used to publish fake videos and other material must be held legally accountable along with the people who create misinformation."The first line would be the platforms, because they're the ones that are the enablers. They're the ones that allow this to go out," he told the BBC.