It's time to dust off your skills and judgment again. To protect against the threat of deception that is taking it to the next level in an era where "villains" cooperate with "AI"
On the eve of International Fact-Checking Day, April 2, 2023, "Sure Before Sharing" has a short, concise, easy-to-understand technique. Everyone has practiced to leave it as a technique and a way of thinking in dealing with fake news, false information and cyber threats. that are abundant
When "fake news" fuses with "AI" becomes a deep "cyber threat"
back to the beginning Few years before the world came to know "fake news" as we know it. Stories of misinformation and deception Was published in the form of "rumors" or stories that "he said" sent through various channels, including word of mouth, the community, or even bulletin boards and e-mail.
But when technology advances Make people connect to talk to each other easily and quickly. Unlimited secret groups and the creation of content including news, images, clips, distributed to a wide range It's easy and cheap. A seemingly small problem becomes a big problem.
Interestingly, 2022-2023 is the year that artificial intelligence (AI) has grown out of the lab into everyday life. Especially the AI in the line of "creators" that can "understand", "recite", "converse", "paint", "create images", "create clips", shape the air into amazingly realistic stories.
Like ChatGPT or MidJourney or D-ID , which are popular "robots" that many people are hiring to help make a living. (And it works well and it's fast too.)
Therefore, it is no more than imagined that someone hired these lifeless robots to produce fake news, false information, fake stories, composed images, audio clips, videos of unprecedented events. or distort things that have happened to be different from the truth realistically in overwhelming quantities
especially At the time when Thailand was stepping into the election battlefield where political defeats are important to determine the fate and control the future
When creating and publishing content Act freely and fluently. So we need to prepare ourselves for the wave of scams that may be on our way.
Here are 3 tips to help you avoid misinformation.
1 Don't believe easily
2 Be suspicious
3 Check before forwarding - 3 tips to avoid false information | #Sure before sharing
"Don't believe easily"
Because in this era, anyone can create various media easily. It also has AI as a backup. Of course, it's easy to get fakes, so don't believe it easily. With a variety of different information in all forms, including letters, images, video clips, infographics on all platforms, including publications, websites, mobile apps, social media, because anyone can write, anyone can forge at a very low cost.
“Doubt first”
No matter how skilled or skilled they are in using research tools or how proficient they are, many times, “unsuspecting” disarms, lowers the guards that are located. Until not picking up a suspicious story go through the verification process
Doubt is worth it, because if you make a mistake, may have serious consequences
believing in the deceitful properties Affect health, free money
believing in fraudulent websites Lose personal information, identity theft, money theft
believing in criminals Betrayed, threatened to extort, steal money, make money
“Check before forwarding”
Do not let your good will become detrimental to the people you care about
Try to find information from reliable agencies or media. about that or not ? But if you search and find a lot of that information, it doesn't mean that the story is always correct. Do not forget that in this era Criminals can create and spread unlimited amounts of information.
Sharpen your skills with 5 questions.
A very easy way to detect fraudulent information. without having to download any apps, namely "asking questions"
Therefore, when receiving any matter and that matter is very important to us. Until you have to believe or share. Try asking at least these 5 questions.
"Is it true? Is it old? Is it related? Is it complete? Is it prejudice?" - 5 questions asked for fake news | #Sure before sharing
“Really?”
This is the first question that will stop the misconception. so we don't have to be victims Especially many things that persuade or stimulate emotions. model called “Too good or too bad to be true.”
“Is it old?”
One of the characteristics of the Internet is that there is no permanent delete button, so any information that has entered the Internet will swim around in it Waiting for the day someone passes by to meet reuse shocked and deceived
“Is it related?”
Some stories are cut or excluded from context. and then edited together with another context Which is easy to do in this day and age, of course, so smooth that it can cause misunderstandings, such as messing up
"Is it complete?"
Many people want to communicate to convince people to believe. But to tell the whole truth It's hard to convince So I choose to tell only part, tell half, tell half, tell me incomplete, tell only what you want to tell. That must be very careful. content type every message spoken is true But not everything said is complete.
and “Prejudice?”
Prejudice is another cornerstone. This causes many people to deliberately pass on false information even though they know it may be false. Which made it even more difficult to distinguish.
5 Questions 3 Tips is an important fundamental process. to help us not to be victims not become a tool of false information and cyber threats that surrounds and increases even more at this time
Source: Thai News Agency
