AI is the bane of my existence. That a lot might’ve been deduced from so many opinions I’ve shared on the tech so far. And it’s not my fault, given the way it’s getting used. Now, faux GTA 6 “leaks” are spreading, utilizing AI-generated movies that deceive individuals into pondering they’re seeing Rockstar’s upcoming title.
So one can perceive the frustration. As per IGN, an account known as “Zap Actu GTA6” on X has shared a supposed “leak” of GTA 6 that allegedly initially appeared on and unfold all through TikTok. The video depicts one of many presumed protagonists of the sport, Lucia, strolling down a waterfront, which, because the account suggests, highlights the realism and groundbreaking nature of GTA 6.
The one difficulty? It’s fully faux. The video is totally generated utilizing AI, and although you’ll be able to clearly see it’s neither tremendous reasonable nor fairly near what we’ve seen of GTA 6 so far (together with each leaks and precise trailers), many individuals had been fooled. The faked leak can simply trick any one who isn’t paying consideration and simply noticed the video on their feed.
Within the time it took me to jot down this text, the video was deleted, and the account modified its identify to Actuzz Magazine, although it did first admit the leak was fully faked. IGN captured a few of the response earlier than it too was taken down, the place Zap Actu apologized for tricking individuals, as they had been solely having some enjoyable, earlier than including that fifty p.c of individuals took the bait, whereas the opposite half noticed by means of it.
Whereas the expertise is definitely not up there as a way to full, reasonable, seamless video technology, it’s definitely getting there. The truth that it fooled half of the individuals is unimaginable, and it’s going to maintain bettering because the likes of Sora 2 (OpenAI’s audio-visual generative AI software) proceed to develop.
Numerous celebrities, governments, and different individuals and establishments have been copied, misappropriated, and used for, as I’ve stated within the intro, nefarious means. They get positioned in AI-generated advertisements supposedly “endorsing” merchandise, different instruments, monetary selections, crypto, and so forth. I’d say this by no means tricked anybody into forking over hard-earned money, however sadly, that isn’t the case. At the very least within the case above, it’s only a meme, however the implications of getting a powerful, correct, and reasonable AI are grim at greatest.
I’ve even seen the prime minister of my nation, alongside members of his cupboard, positioned on advertisements advocating for Ponzi schemes, pyramid investments, and different clear scams, with the federal government barely capable of do something about it.
Individuals utilizing these instruments will cease at nothing, and it’s solely going to worsen.
