@BenjaminDEKR: Fake AI images with "news stories" on X are getting out of hand, rapidly. And Community Notes (while useful) does not a…
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A user warns that fake AI-generated images paired with fabricated news stories are proliferating on X, and that Community Notes moderation is failing to keep pace, with the problem expected to worsen.
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Fake AI images with “news stories” on X are getting out of hand, rapidly.
And Community Notes (while useful) does not appear to be keeping up. This is going to get worse.
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