Background on AI-based Dis- and Mis-Information

Kevin Frazier

Guiding Questions

What are the technical reasons for inaccurate content produced by LLMs?
Does disinformation constitute an existential risk?
How does disinformation impact other risks associated with AI?

Pre-class exercise
- Review the current status of AB 2098 in California.

In-class exercise

In groups, go through Parts III.B. and III.C.1.i-ii McDonald v. Lawson, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 232798 and identify the following:

Court’s definition of misinformation and disinformation
Court’s application of First and Fourteenth Amendment
Court’s analysis of the state’s compelling interest

Evaluate the likelihood of a bill regulating the use of AI with the intent of stemming dis- and mis-information withstanding First and Fourteenth Amendment scrutiny.

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