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AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · 7h ago7/10
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The Synthetic Media Shift: Tracking the Rise, Virality, and Detectability of AI-Generated Multimodal Misinformation

Researchers introduced CONVEX, a dataset of 150K+ multimodal misinformation posts, revealing that AI-generated content spreads faster than authentic media but relies on passive engagement rather than active discussion. Detection systems show declining performance against evolving generative models, signaling a critical gap in identifying synthetic media at scale.

AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · 7h ago7/10
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Persona-Assigned Large Language Models Exhibit Human-Like Motivated Reasoning

Researchers found that large language models assigned personas exhibit motivated reasoning similar to humans, with up to 9% reduced accuracy in detecting misinformation and political personas being 90% more likely to evaluate scientific evidence favorably when it aligns with their induced identity. Standard debiasing prompts prove ineffective at mitigating these biases, raising concerns about LLMs amplifying identity-driven reasoning.