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NYers Urged To Beware, Report AI Election Misinformation
State leaders are urging New Yorkers to beware purposely misleading election information generated by artificial intelligence. On Thursday, Sept. 5, New York Attorney General Letitia James released an online guide to help voters identify and report AI-generated “deepfakes” that can create videos depicting politicians saying or doing something they never did. Misinformation can also deceive voters on things like eligibility to vote, and where, when, or how to vote. “New Yorkers deserve to be well-informed, not misinformed, about their choices for the upcoming November elections,” James said…
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Covid-
19: People Who Spread Misinfo About Vaccines Are ‘Criminals,' Pfizer CEO Says
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has harsh words for the “criminals” who have intentionally spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Speaking with Atlantic Council think tank CEO Frederick Kempe this week, Bourla said that a “very small” group of people spreading misinformation has cost millions of lives. “These people are criminals,” Bourla said. “They’re not bad people. They’re criminals because they have literally cost millions of lives.” Related story - COVID-19: Pfizer Expected To Seek Approval For Boosters For All Adults Bourla went on to say that “the only thing that stands betw…
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Covid-
19: Instagram Pulls Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Account Due To False Anti-Vaccine Claims
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will no longer be a fixture on Instagram after the conspiracy theorist spread anti-COVID-19 vaccine rhetoric over social media. Instagram announced this week that Kennedy’s account has been suspended after he spread misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines. At the time of the ban, Kennedy, a former resident of Northern Westchester County, in Bedford, had more than 800,000 followers on the platform. Kennedy had been active on social media stating that some COVID-19 vaccines have been untested and could cause serious health problems, despite a lack of evidence, leadi…
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Should 'Pay Price' For Damaging Democracy, Hillary Clinton Says
Chappaqua resident Hillary Clinton is targeting Westchester native Mark Zuckerberg, saying he should “pay a price” for his company’s role in damaging democracy stateside and throughout the world. The former Secretary of State, First Lady and US Senator from New York, speaking at a screening of the Netflix documentary, “The Great Hack” spoke about the role Facebook and its data sharing with Cambridge Analytica helped spread misinformation to undermine her during her run at the Oval Office in 2016. Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook - a White Plains native who grew up in Dobbs Ferry who atte…