Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir...
by cowpig on Friday December 06, 2024 @01:06PM
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Technology has changed the landscape of possibility very quickly, and our institutions are not keeping up.
The world will need to figure out ways to deal with the new reality. Social media have made it far more lucrative to make up whatever than to report on facts. Meanwhile it's harder than ever to run a sustainable business in journalism.
Meanwhile autocrats have noticed that it's cheaper than ever to run massive campaigns of propaganda and misinformation abroad, because they don't have to involve anywhere near the number of local accomplices.
LLMs are accelerating the trend.
You're right that the US democracy is in crisis as well.
The world will need to figure out ways to deal with the new reality. Social media have made it far more lucrative to make up whatever than to report on facts. Meanwhile it's harder than ever to run a sustainable business in journalism.
Meanwhile autocrats have noticed that it's cheaper than ever to run massive campaigns of propaganda and misinformation abroad, because they don't have to involve anywhere near the number of local accomplices.
LLMs are accelerating the trend.
You're right that the US democracy is in crisis as well.