Artificial Intelligence : what are the advantages and disadvantages of AI

Published May 10, 2025, 5:58 AM

Fake videos generated using artificial intelligence which show bogus representations of SABC journalists and presenters promoting different projects or seen to be advertising products are still making  waves on various social media. The videos are becoming more sophisticated making it hard for unsuspecting individuals to tell if the videos are real. Scammers use AI, to clone the voice of the newsreader of TV personalities to endorse a product. Concerns that these video raise is that the technology can be used to spread disinformation... For more on this Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Professor Admire Mare , Head of Department of Communication and Media at the University of Johannesburg