tl;dr Generative AI does not play a role because: While, yes, gen AI theoretically lets people proliferate misinformation at a futuristic rate, those who seek

tl;dr Generative AI does not play a role because: While, yes, gen AI theoretically lets people proliferate misinformation at a futuristic rate, those who seek out this misinformation—often those who have “low trust in institutions … [or are] strong partisans”—already have a surfeit of familiar nonsense to pursue, from conspiracy theory websites to 4chan forums. There is no demand for more.