A few weeks ago, a shocking “news” story spread across the Internet: a famous influencer had died. It was repeated thousands of times. People shared it, commented on it, and believed it. Then the police said: it is not true. Someone had made it up — and this time, AI had helped them.
This is not a single case. This year, police in one city handled 117 cases of AI-created rumors and online attacks. They arrested 22 people and punished more than 100 others. In one shocking example, a few media companies used AI to control 1,357 fake accounts and spread false information about companies to make money.
Why has AI made this problem worse? Because creating lies used to take time and skill. Now, a machine can write a believable story in seconds. The same technology that helps us translate, study, and create is also being used to deceive. It is like fire: useful in the kitchen, dangerous in the wrong hands.
So what can we do? First, law must catch up. Countries are making new rules that require AI content to be clearly marked, so readers know when they are seeing machine-made text. Second, platforms must take responsibility. Websites can use AI to detect AI — checking millions of posts for signs of false information. Third, we must think before we share. If a story makes you very angry or very excited, take a moment. Who wrote it? Where is the proof? A little doubt can stop a lie from spreading.
Technology gave us a powerful tool. It is up to us to decide whether it builds or destroys. The fight against AI lies is not a battle against machines — it is a test of our own wisdom.
Words to know: rumor (谣言), influencer (网红), account (账号), deceive (欺骗), responsibility (责任), detect (检测), doubt (怀疑), wisdom (智慧).
长难句拆解 · 定语从句与进行时被动
① The same technology that helps us translate, study, and create is also being used to deceive. 主干是 The same technology is being used to deceive。that helps us translate, study, and create 是定语从句修饰 technology，help sb do sth 后接三个并列的动词原形。谓语 is being used 是现在进行时的被动语态，强调「正在被利用」，与前面「帮助人类」形成一褒一贬的对照。
② Countries are making new rules that require AI content to be clearly marked, so readers know when they are seeing machine-made text. 主干是 Countries are making new rules。that require…to be clearly marked 定语从句里，require 接「宾语 + to be done」的不定式被动结构；so 引导结果句，when 引导的时间状语从句嵌在 know 之后。一句话兼有主动、被动两种语态，是精读长句的好材料。
同义替换 · 雅思阅读利器
涉及谣言与网络治理的文章，命题人最爱在动词短语上做替换。先标出题干信号词，再回原文找同义变体，答案往往就藏在变体附近。本文可迁移的替换组：
- spread across the Internet → go viral online（谣言传播类高频替换）
- made it up → fabricated it / invented it
- false information → misinformation / disinformation
- take responsibility → be held accountable / shoulder the duty
- law must catch up → legislation needs to keep pace
- think before we share → pause before reposting
- stop a lie from spreading → prevent a falsehood from circulating
阅读自测 · 3 题
- 判断（T / F / NG） — Police in one city handled 117 cases of AI-created rumors this year.
- 简答（不超过 6 个词） — What do the new rules require AI content to be?
- 判断（T / F / NG） — The writer describes the fight against AI lies as a battle against machines.
参考答案与解析
- T — 原文「police in one city handled 117 cases of AI-created rumors and online attacks」数字 117 与题干一一对应，属原文直述。
- Clearly marked. — 定位「require AI content to be clearly marked」，require 后的不定式被动就是答案，不要画蛇添足写成名词形式。
- F — 结尾明确说「is not a battle against machines — it is a test of our own wisdom」，作者特意否定了「对抗机器」的说法，题干属「偷换结论」式干扰。
中文译文
几周前，一则耸人听闻的「新闻」在网络上疯传：一位知名网红去世了。它被转发了上千次。人们分享、评论并信以为真。随后警方表示：这并非事实。有人编造了它——而这一次，是 AI 帮了忙。
这并非个例。今年，某城市警方处理了 117 起 AI 造谣和网络攻击案件，抓获 22 人，处罚百余人。其中一个令人震惊的例子是，几家媒体公司利用 AI 控制 1357 个虚假账号，散布企业的不实信息来牟利。
为什么 AI 让问题更严重？因为过去编造谎言要花时间和技巧，如今一台机器几秒钟就能写出一篇以假乱真的稿子。同一项帮我们翻译、学习、创造的技术，也正被用来欺骗。它就像火：在厨房里有用，落到错的人手里就危险。
那么我们该怎么办？首先，法律必须跟上。各国正在制定新规，要求 AI 内容明确标注，让读者知道何时看到的是机器生成的文本。其次，平台必须担责。网站可以用 AI 来识别 AI——筛查数以百万计的帖子，寻找不实信息的痕迹。第三，转发前必须三思。如果一条消息让你极愤怒或极兴奋，先停一下。谁写的？证据在哪？一点怀疑就能阻止谎言扩散。
技术给了我们一件强大的工具。用它来建设还是摧毁，由我们自己决定。对抗 AI 谎言，不是与机器作战——而是对我们自身智慧的考验。