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Yes, ads and causes seem to be the two big sources of money. I cannot think of a third one. We agree that ads are dead. That logically leaves us with causes.
by qznc 11y ago
Yes, ads and causes seem to be the two big sources of money. I cannot think of a third one.
We agree that ads are dead. That logically leaves us with causes.
The problem with causes are that they are inherently biased. However, there are usually sources for each side. Maybe we should embrace the bias? Instead of looking for objectivity and an ideal of journalism, we could try to balance biases.
Google started with Page Rank, which tries to calculate authority (and thus implicitly objectivity) into a single number. Maybe AI technology can identify all relevant causes for each topic, balance bias, and present a wealth of opinions and the facts they agree on? Sure, the "balance bias" step is the problematic one, because here a gatekeepers occurs.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoIn the 30s, business opposition to FDR and the New Deal programs ushered forth a wave of propaganda inciting distrust in government control of the economy while promoting the ability of American industry to raise living standards. As a result, the Roosevelt Administration countered with a series of public service films informing the public of subversive private propaganda and demonstrating ways to detect hidden or covert biases. At first I laughed when I heard about this. I couldn't imagine anyone putting that much effort into analyzing news. But using AI? You might be on to something...