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> Reporter error is somewhat orthogonal to AI assistants' accuracy. It is not at all. Journalists are wrong all the time, but you still treat news like record
by MangoToupe 1y ago
> Reporter error is somewhat orthogonal to AI assistants' accuracy.
It is not at all. Journalists are wrong all the time, but you still treat news like record and not a sample. In fact I'd put money that AI mischaracterizes events at a LOWER rate than AI does: narratives shift over time, and journalists are more likely to succumb to this shift.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Journalists are wrong all the time, but you still treat news like record and not a sample Straw man. Everyone educated constantly argues over sourcing. > I'd put money that AI mischaracterizes events at a LOWER rate than AI does Maybe it does. But an AI sourcing journalists is demonstrably worse. Source: TFA. > narratives shift over time, and journalists are more likely to succumb to this shift Lol, we’ve already forgotten about MechaHitler. At the end of the day, a lot of people consume news to be entertained. They’re better served by AI. The risk is folks of consequence start doing that, at which point I suppose the system self resolves by making them, in the long run, of no consequence compared to those who own and control the AI.