In the hours and days after the catastrophic UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville that killed 14 people, little was known about what had occurred, the extent of the damage or the names of those who lost their lives.
Bad actors online took advantage of the disaster using artificial intelligence to generate disinformation about the accident.
Fake images depicted a smoldering aircraft with UPS painted on the plane’s tail. Fake posts claimed celebrities like Morgan Freeman died in the crash. Some AI tools dispelled true information while others fabricated stories about the accident’s cause long before investigators had released any information…