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Subramaniam Vincent, director of Journalism and Media Ethics at Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, told Lifewire in an email interview that AI can help counter disinformation.

While AI might be useful for countering fake news, the approach has its downsides, Vincent said. The problem is that AI systems cannot understand the meaning of human speech and writing, so they will always be behind the curve. "The more accurate AI might get with some forms of overt hate speech and disinformation, the more human culture will move to newer code and subterranean meaning transmission to organize," Vincent said.

Subramaniam Vincent, director of Journalism and Media Ethics, interviewed by LifeWire.