I've been following AI developments more closely since seeing an interview with Connor Leahy earlier this year and just read about fake journalist, Michael Chen, which in these days of 'fake news' I find really worrying.
Trust in information is already in serious trouble. Now we have a fake publication staffed mostly by AI agents claiming “expert-sourced journalism” offering “independent reporting” from “expert voices from across industries" - how is anyone to know anything? Most people don't have time or ability investigate every single source of 'news'. It's all very Orwellian and deeply concerning. And that's not the worst thing AI is (or might be) capable of.