The future of "truth" on the Internet

The internet is facing a major problem with fake images, voices, and videos created by AI, making it hard to tell what is real. To fix this, companies like Adobe and Microsoft have started the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA). This group wants to add special digital information to every image, video, and audio file. This information would show where the file came from and if it has been changed, making it easy to see if content is fake or real. This technology is already being used, and there are talks about making it a legal requirement. While this could help protect creators and stop fake news, some worry it could also be used by governments to track people and control information online.