I Live in the First Century of Artificial Intelligence
written by: Lois Perch Villemaire
I have been unable to believe what I read.
Most days, breaking news headlines ring fake
like reports of the one and a half mile Key Bridge
in Baltimore collapsing into the Patapsco River
when a single cement piling was hit by a cargo ship
blocking off the channel to business and commerce
threatening the jobs of 8,000 with bills to pay.
I have become unable to assume what I hear,
even when the absurd is proven true
the doubt of a scam remains.
Familiar voices may be used to tell lies.
That voice you know can be cloned
to trick the innocent into trusting
like the night my father got a call from my “brother”
saying he was in jail and needed money.
I have become unable to trust what I see
on social media. Photos are modified
from a nugget of truth, a dishonest version
is created and goes viral. The message
on a T-shirt is changed to support or malign a cause
worn by the unaware.
I discover my own image on a hacked facebook account.
- I Live in the First Century of Artificial Intelligence - May 20, 2024
