Critics argue that practice makes the platform more susceptible to misinformation.
#Picture of pentagon verification#
Musk fired content moderation teams shortly after his takeover and largely automated the account verification process, transitioning it to a system where anyone can pay to have a blue check mark. Much of the confusion over the false tweet may have been made possible by changes at Twitter under its new owner, Elon Musk. The Washington Post says that the Dow Jones Industrial Index dropped 85 points in four minutes after the tweet spread but rebounded quickly. Aside from general confusion on Twitter, the deceptive tweet may have affected the stock market. The pope in puffy coats is one thing, but when someone features a government subject like the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense in a fake tweet, the consequences could potentially be more severe. That same month, AI-generated images of Pope Francis in a white coat fooled many who saw them on social media. While clearly marked as fake, they sparked fears of mistaking them for real photos due to their realism. In March, fake images of Donald Trump's arrest created with Midjourney reached a wide audience. This incident underlines the potential threats AI-generated images may present in the realm of hastily shared social media-and a paid verification system on Twitter. In addition to Bloomberg Feed, other accounts that shared the false report include “Walter Bloomberg” and “Breaking Market News," both unaffiliated with the real Bloomberg organization. Also, with blurry fence bars and building columns, it looks like a fairly sloppy AI-generated image created by a model like Stable Diffusion.īefore Twitter suspended the false Bloomberg account, it had a total post count of 224,000 tweets and had reached fewer than 1,000 followers overall, according to the Post, but it's unclear who ran it or the motives behind sharing the false image.
Inital Report." Upon closer inspection, local authorities confirmed that the image was not an accurate representation of the Pentagon.
The fake image depicted a large plume of black smoke alongside a building vaguely reminiscent of the Pentagon with the tweet "Large Explosion near The Pentagon Complex in Washington D.C. Further Reading AI-faked images of Donald Trump’s imagined arrest swirl on Twitter
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