Typhoon Noul hit China over the weekend and caused floods and heavy rain. However, the storm also brought a different kind of problem. Fake videos generated with artificialartificial/ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃəl/L2人工的；虚假的；非自然的made by humans, not natural; often used to describe something that is not real or genuine intelligence (AI) appeared on social media. These videos showed false images of snakes and crocodiles in the water and power cuts. The false information caused many people to panicpanic/ˈpænɪk/L2恐慌；惊慌a sudden strong feeling of fear that makes people act without thinking and rush to buy food.
Police in China created a special task force to find the people who made these videos. "Many of these content creators use disaster news to try to gain followers," said Huang Zhihua, a deputy chief of police. "They deliberatelydeliberately/dɪˈlɪbərətli/L2故意地；蓄意地done on purpose, not by accident fabricatefabricate/ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/L2捏造；伪造to invent false information in order to deceive people information to grab people's attention," he said. The punishments for making these fake videos can include fines or detention. The police try hard to stop this problem.
Experts warn that AI technology makes it very easy to create false information, and this is a serious challenge that authorities work hard to stop. In addition, people can use simple AI tools to make realisticrealistic/ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk/L2逼真的；现实的looking or seeming real; accurate in representing real life but completely fake content. They want people to trust officialofficial/əˈfɪʃəl/L1官方的；正式的approved by a government or person in charge news during emergencies and not believe everything online.
