German President Steinmeier Warns of AI’s Risk to Democracies
- Societies need to urgently develop ethical frameworks, he says
- People urged to become better equipped to scrutinize AI output
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for better digital literacy in society to combat dangers that the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence pose to democracy.
People should be better equipped to scrutinize the answers that AI provides, and to recognize when AI has manipulated texts and images or created them outright, Steinmeier said.