From the Axios news site: https://www.axios.com/2023/11/14/ai-deepfake-health-misinformation-fake-...
'Among health care's major concerns with deepfakes:
Harder to stop misinformation: False images and audio that appear to come from a trusted source will make it harder to spread accurate health messages and will erode the public's confidence in legitimate sources.
Imagine the impact of a deepfake Anthony Fauci video telling people not to get vaccinated, for instance.
AI could enable disinformation to be automated and disseminated at scale. "That's the super-threat here," said Heather Lane, senior architect of the data science team for Athenahealth...'
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org
