Your concern is understandable and relatable, but I approach the issue from a stance that is, while not necessarily optimistic, definitely is less pessimistic.
I don't think we truly know just yet how negative an impact AI will have on society. Every time there has been a technological leap, people have panicked over what the gizmo of the now will do to society. Again, not an invalid concern, but society has yet to have been blown apart by anything.
Also, everything potentially being just AI may inadvertently get the public to do the right thing. People should never have been as trusting of authority figures or institutions in the first place. If everyone assumes that everything is likely to be complete hogwash, which was already true in many cases, then they may not just swallow everything as fact. Maybe fewer people will blindly consume news, which is a good thing; 99% of news is not actionable or good for an average person's well-being. And if enough ransom demands turn out to be AI-generated scams such that the real ones are overall far less successful, it's possible that fewer people are kidnapped for ransom in the first place.
I'm not saying I know any of this, but rather the opposite.
In a world where people need to be constantly paranoid, I think many will develop true paranoia, or just give up trying to understand what is going on and defer to who has the power already. Certainly it is not possible for individuals to seek truth on all things on their own, even if it was their full time responsibility to attempt so.
I don't think we truly know just yet how negative an impact AI will have on society. Every time there has been a technological leap, people have panicked over what the gizmo of the now will do to society. Again, not an invalid concern, but society has yet to have been blown apart by anything.
Also, everything potentially being just AI may inadvertently get the public to do the right thing. People should never have been as trusting of authority figures or institutions in the first place. If everyone assumes that everything is likely to be complete hogwash, which was already true in many cases, then they may not just swallow everything as fact. Maybe fewer people will blindly consume news, which is a good thing; 99% of news is not actionable or good for an average person's well-being. And if enough ransom demands turn out to be AI-generated scams such that the real ones are overall far less successful, it's possible that fewer people are kidnapped for ransom in the first place.
I'm not saying I know any of this, but rather the opposite.