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And this is not an isolated incident.
In the year In 2021, local officials were arrested and jailed for covering up or downplaying 139 deaths in Henan province.
Such incidents have created a trust gap that has made it very easy for bad actors to spread fake content.
But police are asking people to trust accredited sources in the event of an emergency.
“When they come across information related to a disaster from an unknown source, they are skeptical and rely on official announcements,” said Gao Cai of the Ningbo Public Security Bureau.
He also tried to reassure the public that “the Internet is not an illegal zone, and public security agencies will continue to strengthen efforts to control illegal online activities.”
“We have created a special task force to closely monitor social media, especially short video platforms. They will investigate these issues and quickly control them in a very strict manner.”
If the falsification of false information is large enough, the penalty can range from a fine to seven years.
In the year On July 23, the Cyberspace Administration of China also announced a nationwide crackdown on fake Internet content related to floods and other disasters, ordering its local branches to focus on creating information, malicious editing, filmed scenes, false historical events and impersonating officials. He also called on social media platforms to strengthen the evaluation of the content they publish.
“The answer is public education combined with law enforcement,” Professor Gao said.
“The harm with AI-generated fake content is ultimately about how people choose to use the technology – not the technology itself,” he added, adding that current laws are sufficient to deal with the problem.
However, others are not so confident. Professor Chen said, “AI technology continues to grow faster than legal frameworks. As new legal questions emerge, AI misinformation remains a major challenge.”
According to Peter Pang, a lawyer in Shanghai and Washington, lawyers around the world are seeing an explosion in cases involving these cases.
AI believes that companies that create apps and platforms that publish fake videos and other materials should be held legally accountable along with those who create misinformation.
“The first line will be the forums, because they are the enforcers. They are the ones who will allow this to happen,” he told the BBC.
He used the hypothetical example of a person running on a pedestrian following the panic caused by a fake post on social media.
“The video maker said, ‘You ran over someone. It’s your problem. I didn’t do it.’ But let’s think about it. You’ve created a foundation for people to respond to. If you create that panic, you have to be responsible for the consequences.”
And Professor Xu warns that “false information generated by AI can increase not only in volume, but also in the speed at which it spreads.”
“Looking ahead, political elections, public health emergencies, armed conflicts, natural disasters and issues affecting people’s livelihoods are all likely to be high-risk areas for AI-generated misinformation.
“Instead of waiting for it to go viral before trying to contain fake news, governments and platforms now need to be prepared.”
