Disinformation has been used inwarfare and military strategy over time.
But it is undeniably being intensified by the use of smart technologies and social media.
This is because these communication technologies provide a relatively low-cost, low-barrier way to disseminate information basically anywhere.
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However, AI detection still remains unreliable.
For example, articles related to COVID-19 are more likely to be labelled as fake news than other topics.
One solution would be to employ people to work alongside AI to verify the authenticity of information.
Even a human may have a hard time judging whether information is fake or not.
And so perhaps the bigger question is: Who and what determine the definition of fake news?
Future challenges remain as disinformation especially when associated with foreign intervention is an ongoing issue.
An algorithm invented today may not be able to detect future fake news.
A recent study showed that50 per cent of the Canadian respondents received fake news through private messaging apps regularly.
Regulating this would require striking a balance between privacy, individual security and the clampdown of disinformation.
New technological solutions, unfortunately, may not be a silver bullet.
