AI-generated disinformation tactics spotted ahead of COP30
2025-11-06
Economic Times
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Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, AI-generated disinformation surged by 267%, with over 14,000 falsehoods identified. Fabricated videos and documents, including a fake flooding report, spread widely on social media, distorting public perception and undermining trust in climate science and the event.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems generating disinformation content that is actively spreading and causing harm to communities by distorting public understanding of climate issues and fostering hostility towards science. The AI-generated false videos and narratives have directly led to misinformation harms, which qualify as harm to communities under the framework. Therefore, this constitutes an AI Incident due to realized harm caused by AI-generated disinformation.[AI generated]