AI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warn
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- The Guardian US reports: “Social media companies including Meta have pulled back on efforts to protect voters from election-meddling liesSocial media feeds are awash with an unprecedented flood of AI-driven disinformation a…”
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