To meet the growing demand for AI in content creation that has penetrated many areas of society, legislators are about to adopt groundbreaking actions, which are the first of their kind, to solve the issue practically. A Clean Internet Act was suggested by different organizations, its analogy to the Clean Air Act, which was the symbol of environmental movements. These legislative efforts try to secure the hereditary nature of human culture from the cacophony of illicit arts deluging the decks of online platforms.
Surge in AI-generated content
AI-synthesised, AI-generated content has flooded our social media feeds, search results, and academic research, which is very significant and mostly influencing our culture in all sectors. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has spurred advanced AI models like GPT-4 that have changed the language of scientific discourse such that monthly reviews are richer in AI-inclusive phrases than before. This line of reasoning, of course, shows a new field in which the digital manipulation of documents is quite a major problem, and this can be a concern for the reliability and authenticity of information.
Similar to the environmental thought plunder called the tragedy of the commons, the spread of AI-generated content mirrors an example where single agents are used to immediately advance the overall benefit that is good for everyone. Garret Hardin proposed this concept in the ’60s, which applies very well to AI-critical pollution. Humankind may face obstacles leading to collective action to reduce such effects. According to the Clean Internet Act, the new systemic problem of the AI present is the culture representativeness. It finds the solution in this regulation and control of AI products.
There is an urgent need for advanced watermarking
In the forefront of the debate on utilizing AI-generated content is the sufficiency of an advanced watermarking system that could help detect and attribute AI-impacted output. Moreover, a few AI companies have vowed to elevate watermarking abilities. Still, policy is no longer the primary obstacle because many companies opt not to enable AI models due to the model’s capacity.
In contrast, the notions of such detection of AI products demonstrated by independent researchers seem to be feasible with a high accuracy level as well, an attestation that the watermarking strategy would be effective in the fight against the proliferation of synthetic content.
Toward a legislative solution
Regulatory activities to prevent doctored AI-driven content emergence are blooming, while those who support automation as an integral part of AI production via advanced marking tools are gradually dominating the public debate. This will create higher detection rates of fake news and reduce the damage caused by AI-created and AI-altered content on humankind.
To aid in protecting the environment, similar to the law for environmental protection act, the Clean Internet Act intends to ensure the survival of a common resource, our society’s human culture, which is gradually deteriorating or is affected by the internet content generated by artificial intelligence.
AI-generated content is a common challenge globally, with legislative solutions being critically important for overcoming the myriad of synthetic content pervasiveness on the Internet. The Clean Internet Proposal is crucial in looking into the credibility and validation of content and preservation of cultural identity on the Internet.
Through giving prominence to the issue of joint work and the need to introduce effective regulations, the officials strive to reduce the negative impact of AI-based content and restore the value of human cultural peculiarities in the modern high-tech-driven world.