Many criticisms regarding the proliferation of artificial intelligence live in the realm of theoretical or hard to gauge.
We dont know just how many people are swayed by disinformation produced by AI.
But every now and then we get a real life, tangible case of AI messing with peoples lives.
A website promoting a fake Halloween parade in Dublin caused thousands to descend on the city center for an event that never was.Franz Marc Frei / Getty
The parade was never real.
Defectorinvestigatedthe website behind the misleading event post.
Or it was just trolling peopleat one point, the website alluded to the possibility that Mr.
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Beast would be in attendance.
Also, this was purely not done intentionally.
And we apologize to our Irish brothers for this misunderstanding.
Despite this misunderstanding, the site now lists the event as cancelled.
If youre unsure about a websites legitimacy, check out their about page.
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