Balance and fact-checking will become increasingly important in an age when computers can generate convincing-looking fakes more easily

In just a few months, even average users may have noticed the immense improvements in the quality of the content generated by AI.

The tools now make it easy to create videos and music, while AI articles and commentaries are also becoming more common.

The latter are particularly common in mainland China. For example, a search of social and current affairs topics on the search engine Baidu will easily produce a large number of AI-generated commentaries and articles.

Some people have also started talking about the age of AI intimacy, when people can find companionship from a chatbot.