An image of the disaster in Shizuoka Prefecture taken by a drone after the torrential rain caused by Typhoon No. 15 went viral on social media. I posted a comment saying.
Experts caution that ``AI technology needs to be aware that it can even create images that look like actual disasters.''
While Shizuoka Prefecture suffered damage such as flooding due to the heavy rain caused by Typhoon No. 15, an image of the disaster in Shizuoka Prefecture taken with a drone was posted on Twitter on the 26th.
In the image, it appeared that a residential area was flooded over a wide area, and was widely circulated. I posted a comment admitting that it is a fake image.
According to Isao Echizen, a professor at the National Institute of Informatics who specializes in information security, the service that the poster is said to have used is an AI-generated image that follows the input text. Although it can be found, it is difficult to distinguish if the image quality is poor, and it is easy to create a clever fake image.
Regarding SNS at the time of disaster, it is said that it interfered with the business of the zoo by posting false content on Twitter, such as "a lion escaped from the zoo" during the Kumamoto earthquake six years ago. Suspects have also been arrested.
If the image of the affected area at the time of the disaster is incorrect, the disaster victims may make the wrong decision to evacuate, and the disaster prevention agency will be burdened with confirmation.
Professor Echizen said, "This is a case where we found that using AI technology can even create images that look as if they were an actual disaster. As users of SNS, we need to be aware of this, and when sharing, we need to be aware of the source of the information." I would like you to confirm things like that,” he said.