Author uses AI to manipulate fake news documentary book
A book by celebrated Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen documenting life in Veles, the 'fake news' capital of North Macedonia, turned out to have been manipulated using AI. Purporting to investigate disinformation production activities in a rural town notorious for its disinformation and misinformation factories, Bendiksen's The Book of Veles ha d b een positively reviewed and screened at film festivals. However, with Veles' disinformation industry in decline, Bendiksen was found to have manipulated his photos using 3D softwar e to make them more realistic. He also used a large language AI model to generate t he accompanying commentary . The author confessed his manipulation after a Veles journalist took to Twitter to expose his fraudulent activities. System 🤖 Unknown Documents 📃 Jonas Bendikson. The Book of Veles Magnum Photos. The Book of Veles Operator: Magnum Photos Developer: Jonas Bendiksen Country: North Macedonia Sector: Media/entertainment/sports/arts Purpose: Expose mis/disinformation Technology: NLP/text analysis Issue: Mis/disinformation
- Date it happened
- 2021-10-01
- Organisation involved
- Magnum Photos
- Product, system or model
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