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Weird article. The way it vilifies what this site does -- aggregating and summarizing social media activity -- but then does exactly the same thing is hilarious
by llm_nerd 3y ago
Weird article. The way it vilifies what this site does -- aggregating and summarizing social media activity -- but then does exactly the same thing is hilarious irony, and perfectly encapsulates the anti-AI contradiction.
Similarly, it celebrates that some random site published wrong information, when the cause was a subreddit publishing wrong information. e.g. Some rando happening into that sub would be just as misled.
All in all, very silly.
- minimaxir 3y ago> Similarly, it celebrates that some random site published wrong information, when the cause was a subreddit publishing wrong information. If any legitimate journalism outlet posted wrong information, it would be the fault of the outlet and immediately be retracted with a profuse apology.
- llm_nerd 3y ago"Legitimate journalism outlet" It's some crappy gaming app that aggregates "news". Who cares? This is such a meaningless bit of outrage about nothing of any consequence at all, beyond "AI will not replace us!" luddism. I think it's a bit hilarious that you work for Buzzfeed. The single and only reason I am aware of Buzzfeed's existence is that they endlessly post listicles that are simply aggregating reddit posts, tweets, etc.
- minimaxir 3y ago> Who cares? The people Googling information about World of Warcraft who are getting misinformation.
- msla 3y agoI think we all know that doesn't occur. Retractions are printed in small type on an inside page, if at all. That's been the rule for decades, if not centuries.