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Re:Kevin Rose, Alexis Ohanian Acquire Digg by throwaway_dugg on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:27AM (#43267812)
> So why now? It’s a combination of reasons, according to Rose, who says that the existing social media landscape has become toxic, messy, and riddled with misinformation β€” and AI is well-placed to address that.

If by "address" you mean "exacerbate" then definitely.

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Re:Kevin Rose, Alexis Ohanian Acquire Digg by thrwwy001 on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:56AM (#43268280)
> who says that the existing social media landscape has become toxic, messy, and riddled with misinformation

The standard talking points we've heard many times from those wishing to push their narrative as "truth".

> and AI is well-placed to address that.

So censorship and propaganda on steroids.

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