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In the age of AI, trust has never been more important - here's why

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AI is transforming the way humans interact with the world.

Synthetic media is eroding human trust.

Humans need to trust themselves in order to coexist with AI.

This month marks exactly three years since ChatGPT was launched, and in that time, AI tools have grown increasingly capable. The result is a reality in which synthetic media is increasingly realistic and prevalent, eroding human trust. While this creates a ton of problems, it is also an opportunity for humans to shine.

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At SpiceWorks' annual IT conference, SpiceWorld, AI and AR/VR thought leader and expert Helen Papagiannis, Ph.D., led a keynote session focused on how AI is challenging the concept of reality as we know it, and what people can do to preserve humanity and coexist with emerging augmentative AI experiences. The key pillar is trust.

"How [these technologies] augment rather than replace you, how do we coexist? Trust is central to that," said Papagiannis.

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