Al 'godfather' Yoshua Bengio: Disinformationbot threat is 'shocking' | BBC News

People can easily make fake election-related imageswith artificial intelligence tools, despite rules designeda to prevent such content.

Politicians including US President Joe Biden andMayor of London Sadig Khan have found themselves victims of deepfakes.

These are fake images or audio recordings generatedby Al and have spread rapidly across social media.

Al threatens to "supercharge" disinformation and inciteviolence at elections, the US deputy attorney general has warned.

One of the so-called "godfathers" of Al Yoshua Bengiosaid he would have prioritised safety over usefulnesshad he realised the pace at which it would evolve.