AI-Powered Misinformation Is World's Biggest Short-Term Threat, Davos Report Says 

FILE - A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Dec. 6, 2023. The World Economic Forum says false and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence is the top immediate risk to the global economy.

False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that threatens to erode democracy and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday.