"So far, the only details on the new feature come from a cryptic X post from Elon Musk saying, "Edited visuals warning," as he reshares an announcement of a new X feature made by the anonymous X account DogeDesigner. That account is often used as a proxy for introducing new X features, as Musk will repost from it to share news."
"Before it was acquired and renamed as X, the company known as Twitter had labeled tweets using manipulated, deceptively altered, or fabricated media as an alternative to removing them. Its policy wasn't limited to AI but included things like "selected editing or cropping or slowing down or overdubbing, or manipulation of subtitles," the site integrity head, Yoel Roth, said in 2020."
"It's unclear if X is adopting the same rules or has made any significant changes to tackle AI. Its help documentation currently says there's a policy against sharing inauthentic media, but it's rarely enforced, as the recent deepfake debacle of users sharing non-consensual nude images showed. In addition, even the White House now shares manipulated images. Calling something "manipulated media" or an "AI image" can be nuanced."
X is introducing labels that mark edited images as "manipulated media" while providing no clear criteria for determining which images qualify. The company has not specified whether traditional editing tools such as Adobe Photoshop fall under the label. Historical policies from the Twitter era labeled manipulated, deceptively altered, or fabricated media and covered selected editing, cropping, slowing, overdubbing, and subtitle manipulation. Current help documentation states a policy against sharing inauthentic media but enforcement has been inconsistent. Recent incidents involving non-consensual deepfake nudes demonstrated weak enforcement. Even official accounts like the White House have shared manipulated images. Documentation of detection rules and transparency on coverage of AI and traditional edits remain lacking.
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