Paper/Proposal Title
Fortifying the Truth in a Post-Truth World
Location
Kennedy Union 331 (on UD's main campus)
Start Date
11-4-2023 10:30 AM
End Date
11-4-2023 12:30 PM
Abstract
Emerging technologies such as deepfakes and generative AI are presenting new threats to the information landscape and the protection of human rights. These technologies can be used to manipulate audio-visuals and create synthetic media that is indistinguishable from real content. This can be used to discredit what is true, stifle dissent, and target the opposition. The proliferation of AI-enabled synthetic media would disproportionately impact those that are already at risk because of their gender, ethnicity, or social group.
The workshop will present case studies from the African region and demonstrate how some of the current tech-based solutions for countering deepfakes are inadequate in these contexts. The photo exhibition will invite participants to attempt to differentiate between real images and AI-generated ones as a way of underscoring the magnitude of the problem. The workshop will conclude by exploring a multi-disciplinary, human rights respecting approach to halting the decline of the truth.
The workshop is designed for academics, researchers, technologists, activists, journalists, students, and other practitioners working at the intersection of human rights and technology. It will provide a forum for sharing knowledge and experiences, and for developing new strategies for countering the threat of AI-generated synthetic media.
Fortifying the Truth in a Post-Truth World
Kennedy Union 331 (on UD's main campus)
Emerging technologies such as deepfakes and generative AI are presenting new threats to the information landscape and the protection of human rights. These technologies can be used to manipulate audio-visuals and create synthetic media that is indistinguishable from real content. This can be used to discredit what is true, stifle dissent, and target the opposition. The proliferation of AI-enabled synthetic media would disproportionately impact those that are already at risk because of their gender, ethnicity, or social group.
The workshop will present case studies from the African region and demonstrate how some of the current tech-based solutions for countering deepfakes are inadequate in these contexts. The photo exhibition will invite participants to attempt to differentiate between real images and AI-generated ones as a way of underscoring the magnitude of the problem. The workshop will conclude by exploring a multi-disciplinary, human rights respecting approach to halting the decline of the truth.
The workshop is designed for academics, researchers, technologists, activists, journalists, students, and other practitioners working at the intersection of human rights and technology. It will provide a forum for sharing knowledge and experiences, and for developing new strategies for countering the threat of AI-generated synthetic media.
