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  • Nairn1

    Not the wrong thread.

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    • to the "Sky is falling Sky is flalling!"-posting bozo.Nairn
    • This is a really interesting story but notice how it didn't require AI or any high-tech capabilities. They got a scientist to write a fake paper and plantedyuekit
    • a few articles in the media.
      https://archive.org/…      yuekit
    • ^^Exactly.Nairn
    • The modern day equivalent...
      https://mediamanipul…      yuekit
    • It does go on to mention the impact of the internet, but I suppose a main takeaway here is how effective the 80/20 plausibility/bullshi... ratio is.Nairn
    • "A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes". Except these days it's ten times around the world's every nook.Nairn
    • The thing about AI is that if you are using a photo or video as the key evidence, at some point people will probably evaluate it and figure out that it's fake.yuekit
    • Evidence? Have you seen what the standard of evidence the Average Joe or Jane requires?Nairn
    • Whereas an idea or a rumor like "AIDS leaked from a lab" is difficult to disprove completely. You can explain why it's unlikely but people will always beyuekit
    • drawn to conspiracies like this.yuekit
    • Maybe I'm overestimating the public and they will really be duped by stuff like a fake Sora video but it seems like the real impact could be more subtle andyuekit
    • insidious than that... i.e. use generative AI to astroturf thousands of comments. But you're right that it's probably not good :)yuekit
    • No, that's exactly it! AND whatever developments will happen with Image/Video going forward. Swamped by nonsense. The complete abborgation of truthNairn
    • Actually, perhaps the most insiduous one is mere simple audio, given how comprehensively political actors' voices are recorded.Nairn
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