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Philip K. Dick predicted ChatGPT and its grim ramifications
Dick’s novel “The Penultimate Truth” already showed us how AI that writes according to prompt can be corrupted By David Gill, Published June 10, 2023 10:59AM (EDT) Philip K. Dick had some strange ideas about the future. In his 40-plus novels and 121 short stories, the science fiction author imagined everything from “mood organs” which…
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Don’t get fooled again by bogus links, bots and pure bunk. Here’s how. – The Washington Post
“With the proliferation of hoaxes, conspiracy theories, doctored photos and lies that look like news, it’s inevitable: We’re all chumps sometimes.For those who are tired of it, along comes the first International Fact-Checking Day — which arrived, appropriately, on Sunday, just after April Fools’ Day.Think of it as a global counterpunch on behalf of truth.”…
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As a conservative Twitter user sleeps, his account is hard at work – The Washington Post
“One research team found that “highly automated accounts” supporting President Trump — a category that includes both bots and cyborgs — out-tweeted those supporting Democrat Hillary Clinton by a ratio of 5 to 1 in the final days before the vote.” This is sad failure of technology, and Twitter, and social media, that corrupts democracy.…
