AI-generated rumor about 'battle of banknotes' in Bazhong, China

TapTechNews May 25th news, according to the message of Sichuan Internet Police, on a certain online platform on May 18th, an article titled aroused widespread concern among netizens and was finally confirmed to be using AI to create rumors.

TapTechNews attaches the official original text:

After verification, the truth of the matter is that at about 9 a.m. on April 30th, an armored car in Bazhong, Sichuan, occupied the lane and stopped at a bus stop sign. After the traffic police found out, they asked the armored car to leave. Shang Moumou (male, 25 years old, from Xihua County, Henan Province), after learning about the relevant pictures on the Internet, in order to attract attention, obtain traffic and benefits, with a fluke mentality, without verification, used 'AI Qianwen' to generate false information with the title and released it on a certain online platform, misleading netizens and causing social panic and disturbing public order.

After the incident, the public security organs in Sichuan and Henan cooperated closely and quickly arrested the person involved, Shang Moumou.

After being arrested, Shang Moumou realized the serious mistakes of the online rumors he made, sincerely repented, and 'paid the bill' for himself with a letter of guarantee and an administrative penalty decision.

According to the , the public security organ legally gave administrative penalties to the offender Shang Moumou and criticized and educated him.

Relevant legal provisions:

Article 25(1): Those who spread rumors, falsely report dangerous situations, epidemics, police situations or use other methods to intentionally disrupt public order shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days and may be fined not more than 500 yuan; if the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan.

Article 291-1(2): Those who fabricate false dangerous situations, epidemics, disasters, or police situations and spread them on information networks or other media, or those who intentionally spread the aforesaid false information on information networks or other media knowing that they are false, and seriously disrupt social order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance; if serious consequences are caused, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.