Deepfake in the era of Generative AI: SOLARIS project to enhance the democratic engagement of EU citizens

abstract:
In this talk, we will discuss the circulation of fake news generated by AI.
Generative AI is capable of creating multimedia content (photos, videos, audio) that simulate real contents with extreme precision.
This is a problem of primary importance for the wellbeing of EU democracies. Citizens who search for news mainly through the web are exposed to an unmanageable amount of information – an ‘infodemic’ – that facilitates the spread of conspiracies. Moreover, social groups become more and more polarized because of echo chambers in social networks.
SOLARIS project responds to the challenges of deepfakes and infodemics assessing the opportunities raised by Generative AI for enhancing the democratic engagement of citizens. We plan on co-creating, involving citizen science, value based generative AI contents to boost awareness on key global topics such as climate change, gender dimension and migration.’

speaker:
Domenico Daniele Bloisi is an associate professor of Artificial Intelligence at the UNINT International University of Rome.
His research interests are in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics, with a focus on medical image analysis, multi-robot coordination, visual perception and information fusion.
Dr. Bloisi is WP3 leader of the EU H2020 SOLARIS project. In addition, he is unit leader for the PRIN PNRR RETINA project, unit leader for the PRIN 2022 AIDA project, and is the team manager of the SPQR robot soccer team participating in the RoboCup world competitions.