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Lots of people are calling this fraud, but I don't see it. Philosophically I don't agree. Propaganda? Sure, but no one is being defrauded. The person being serv

by lunias 10mo ago

Lots of people are calling this fraud, but I don't see it. Philosophically I don't agree. Propaganda? Sure, but no one is being defrauded. The person being served this content is on TikTok scrolling for exactly trash like this. If they weren't then it would be a simple block / don't recommend content like this. "Gee whiz, I never thought about it that way before now, but that 15 second clip of an AI-generated woman regurgitating platitudes really changed my mind. It was so profound that I sat in stupor and thought to myself, 'Who is this woman?' I clicked on her profile and saw that her name is Anna. Thanks, Anna." This all goes away with education. Anna doesn't harass you, you must look for Anna.

bigbadfeline 10mo ago
> Propaganda? Sure, but no one is being defrauded. The problem with your position is that if a government, say Poland's, created a structure tasked with producing AI videos defending EU membership, or some other initiative beneficial to the people, the media would scream bloody murder by way of vicious government propaganda. And then people like you are nowhere to be found to speak up in defense of the government. I'm not saying that any government propaganda is good, but in cases like this, laying down like a beaten dog is worse. In other words, a solution is necessary and the government should be the initiator and a part of it. Media-government relations are an unsolved problem which, unfortunately, doesn't depend only on the two of them... but I'm getting into the can of worms I promised not to open this year.
- lunias 10mo ago
  > laying down like a beaten dog is worse I'm suggesting the opposite, learn to identify obvious propaganda, think for yourself, believe half of what you see and none of what you hear, stop scrolling. Everyone is using propaganda all the time. They're using it because it works. Only you can break the cycle through your actions.
hulitu 10mo ago
> This all goes away with education. Why is everybody suggesting only expensive solutions ? And, if we educate people, who will vote for us ? After all, we use the same methods. /s

by lunias 10mo ago

bigbadfeline 10mo ago

> Propaganda? Sure, but no one is being defrauded. The problem with your position is that if a government, say Poland's, created a structure tasked with producing AI videos defending EU membership, or some other initiative beneficial to the people, the media would scream bloody murder by way of vicious government propaganda. And then people like you are nowhere to be found to speak up in defense of the government. I'm not saying that any government propaganda is good, but in cases like this, laying down like a beaten dog is worse. In other words, a solution is necessary and the government should be the initiator and a part of it. Media-government relations are an unsolved problem which, unfortunately, doesn't depend only on the two of them... but I'm getting into the can of worms I promised not to open this year.

lunias 10mo ago
> laying down like a beaten dog is worse I'm suggesting the opposite, learn to identify obvious propaganda, think for yourself, believe half of what you see and none of what you hear, stop scrolling. Everyone is using propaganda all the time. They're using it because it works. Only you can break the cycle through your actions.

hulitu 10mo ago

> This all goes away with education. Why is everybody suggesting only expensive solutions ? And, if we educate people, who will vote for us ? After all, we use the same methods. /s