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15 May 2024
AI is at the forefront of theoretical discussions and practical applications, such as the 'Escape Fake' app adventure 'Trouble with eLiza', where players uncover deepfakes and search engine manipulation.
Digital technologies and especially AI are dominating the culture-related information that arrives in the mailboxes of Fashion.at these days. For example, the team of Austrian State Secretary for Arts and Culture Andrea Mayer provided insights from the Council of European Ministers of Culture in Brussels, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) in the arts and culture sector. Mayer advocated an optimistic approach to AI integration, emphasizing the need to actively shape technological change and capitalize on opportunities while ensuring fair compensation for artists and protecting their copyrights.
While the ministers were discussing legal issues in Brussels, the 4GAMECHANGERS Festival kicked off in Vienna on May 14th with the 4PIONEERS Day including several talks and discussions about the role of AI in different sectors. In today's press release with a summary of the most interesting talks, Estonia in particular is mentioned as a trendsetter in the use of AI. The use of AI to improve cybersecurity for AI was one of the topics Estonia contributed to the panel on the importance of cybersecurity amidst the increasing adoption of AI, emphasizing the need for security measures to counter evolving cyber threats.
Also in Fashion.at's inbox today was a press release about a practical cybersecurity project launched by a company from Austria that focuses on teaching media literacy in schools with a playful app to combat a cyber threat: fake news and disinformation. The 'Escape Fake' app has attracted the attention of education and cyber experts over the years and was positively reviewed on the teachers' platform https://lehrerweb.wien/aktuell/single/news/fake-news-trifft-escape-room in 2019 and on the Ars Electronica website https://ars.electronica.art/planetb/en/escape-fake/ in 2022.
The latest chapter of Escape Fake, titled 'Trouble with eLiza,' tackles the pervasive problem of deepfakes and digital deception on social media. In this installment, players take on the role of digital detectives working with reverse reality hacker Hannah to thwart the spread of disinformation and prevent the collapse of the European Union caused by a blogger's deepfakes, social bots, search engine manipulation, etc., as introduced by the app's creators. Polycular, an Austrian studio based in Hallein, designed the app for teenagers. Since its launch in 2019, it has more than 100,000 users worldwide and is available in five languages, according to the press release. Escape Fake is co-funded by the European Union and the European Media and Information Fund.
Image: Escape Fake's latest chapter, 'Trouble with eLiza,' focuses on deepfakes and deception on social media. The app is available for free at www.escapefake.org. One of the platforms where the press release was published is the OTS Original Text Service of the Austrian Press Agency APA https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20240514_OTS0025/escape-fakes-neuestes-kapitel-trouble-with-eliza-beschaeftigt-sich-mit-deep-fakes-und-taeuschung-in-social-media. Photo: © Polycular.
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