Misinformation is false, inaccurate, or misleading information that is shared regardless of whether there is an intent to deceive. In AI contexts, misinformation may be created, amplified, or made more persuasive by generative systems, recommendation systems, or synthetic media.
Misinformation refers to false or inaccurate information that's spread regardless of an intent to deceive. Unlike disinformation, which is deliberately misleading, misinformation is often shared without malicious intent.
The UK Government defines misinformation as 'the inadvertent spread of false information'. Advances in generative AI have lowered the barrier for the production of disinformation, misinformation, and deepfakes (PN 708).
Incorrect or misleading information that is often spread unintentionally. It differs from disinformation, which is deliberately deceptive and intentionally spread. In other words, misinformation is something you believe to be true, but in reality it is not, whereas disinformation is something you know to be untrue, but you share it anyway.