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AI hysteria is a distraction: algorithms already sow disinformation in Africa::Forget ‘AI doomerism’ hype over ChatGPT, big tech’s colonial attitude lets hateful electoral propaganda be fed to millions

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[-] Elephant0991@lemmy.bleh.au 5 points 1 year ago

TLDR;

Big techs already cause spread of disinformation, but is not sowing 'AI doomerism' because LLMs threaten their profits.

this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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