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Meta has made significant changes to its help center prohibiting political advertisers from utilizing Meta's generative AI ad campaign creation tools. On November 6th, Meta officially updated its help center to reflect the implementation of this policy.
Within the notice, Meta explicitly states that advertisers focusing on ads related to Housing, Employment, Credit, Social Issues, Elections, Politics, Health, Pharmaceuticals, or Financial Services are currently not permitted to use these innovative Generative AI features.
Meta’s Standards and Fact-Checking
Reuters reported that Meta's decision to limit the usage of its Generative AI tools for potentially sensitive topics within regulated industries is driven by its commitment to better understand potential risks. By building appropriate safeguards around these AI-driven advertisements, Meta aims to navigate the intricate landscape of regulated industries more effectively.
Meta's advertising standards, though lacking specific rules on AI, prohibit ads from circulating on its platform if they contain content that has been debunked by its fact-checking partners, as per Cointelegraph. This ensures accountability and combats the dissemination of false information in advertisements.
AI Accessibility and Political Bias Claims
The accessibility of AI has raised apprehensions about the proliferation of fake news, deep fakes, and other forms of misinformation. Additionally, there have been assertions regarding left-leaning political bias in one of the most popular AI chatbots, ChatGPT.
However, it's important to note that these claims remain disputed within the AI community and academia.
Google has also made changes to its guidelines, mandating that verified election advertisers disclose the usage of AI in their campaign content. Google further specifies the need for clear and conspicuous notices regarding the incorporation of synthetic content that inauthentically depicts real or realistic-looking people or events.
Nevertheless, Google does facilitate exemptions for ads that consist of inconsequential synthetic content concerning the claims made.
Apart from industry self-regulation, the United States regulators are contemplating the creation of regulations surrounding political AI deep fakes ahead of the upcoming 2024 election cycle. This preemptive measure aims to tackle concerns regarding the potential impact of AI on social media environments, specifically about voter sentiment manipulation through the dissemination of fake news.
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