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Israel Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza

57 points by jaykru 2mo ago

measurablefunc 2mo ago
Entirely expected & note that there is nothing illegal about it. It is essentially SEO for political purposes.
- AbuAssar 2mo ago
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  - measurablefunc 2mo ago
    You'll have to take that up w/ the international court of justice instead of random internet strangers commenting on the legality of propaganda & political SEO.
    - AbuAssar 2mo ago
      netanyahu rejected many times the ICJ ruling, for example: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/netanyahu-says-icj-s-opinion-on-israeli-occupation-of-palestinian-territories-is-absurd-/3280243 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/netanyahu-says-icj-s-op...
proshno 2mo ago
BTW, this is not something new or unique. israel is known for such cunning tactics in an effort to buy out or sway public opinion on their side. However, they are becoming more and more aggressive these days though! * israel to spend over half a billion shekels turning ChatGPT into public diplomacy tool - https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/rj00kxqzaxx https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/rj00kxqzax... * israel invests millions to 'game' ChatGPT into replicating pro-Israel content for Gen Z audiences - https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-invests-millions-to-game-chatgpt-into-replicating-pro-israel-content-for-gen-z-audiences#google_vignette https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-invests-millions-to-gam...
vga1 2mo ago
Makes sense to deploy counterpropaganda. They haven't been doing great online.
- AbuAssar 2mo ago
  is this reply is also part of the said chatbot?
- 4gotunameagain 2mo ago
  It is not counter propaganda, it is propaganda. Propaganda to allow despicable actions to continue.
- altacc 2mo ago
  In relation to what they're doing, Israel is doing very well with its propaganda. Imagine what the coverage & public opinion would be if this was any other Western ally or other country. e.g.Yugoslavia & Russia/Ukraine for when the West paid attention. Rwanda, Darfur, the Uyghurs were remote but the public opinion was that they were bad. There was no "The Hutus have a right to self defense." or "Sudan has a right to exist." Israel was very early in developing a military propaganda unit focused on social media. It was very effective, as well as providing a safe & air conditioned office for a chosen segment of their population's military service. Combined with their extensive political, religious & social lobbying they still control the majority of the narrative. Even when obvious war crimes are committed, investigated & accepted as the truth by allies, the narrative is always forgiving. Their talking points still take priority in the majority of the social and traditional media, even when presented with evidently more truthful counterpoints.
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- lenkite 2mo ago
  They have been doing amazing. Any other nation which did this would have been sanctioned to death. The last several years have 100% convinced me that facts don't matter in geopolitics - only propaganda and narrative matter. In fact, facts matter least of all and perception is everything.
AbuAssar 2mo ago
a single image of truth will destroy their millions FUDbots.

57 points by jaykru 2mo ago

measurablefunc 2mo ago

Entirely expected & note that there is nothing illegal about it. It is essentially SEO for political purposes.

AbuAssar 2mo ago
[flagged]
- measurablefunc 2mo ago
  You'll have to take that up w/ the international court of justice instead of random internet strangers commenting on the legality of propaganda & political SEO.
  - AbuAssar 2mo ago
    netanyahu rejected many times the ICJ ruling, for example: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/netanyahu-says-icj-s-opinion-on-israeli-occupation-of-palestinian-territories-is-absurd-/3280243 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/netanyahu-says-icj-s-op...

proshno 2mo ago

BTW, this is not something new or unique. israel is known for such cunning tactics in an effort to buy out or sway public opinion on their side. However, they are becoming more and more aggressive these days though! * israel to spend over half a billion shekels turning ChatGPT into public diplomacy tool - https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/rj00kxqzaxx https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/rj00kxqzax... * israel invests millions to 'game' ChatGPT into replicating pro-Israel content for Gen Z audiences - https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-invests-millions-to-game-chatgpt-into-replicating-pro-israel-content-for-gen-z-audiences#google_vignette https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-invests-millions-to-gam...

vga1 2mo ago

Makes sense to deploy counterpropaganda. They haven't been doing great online.

AbuAssar 2mo ago
is this reply is also part of the said chatbot?
4gotunameagain 2mo ago
It is not counter propaganda, it is propaganda. Propaganda to allow despicable actions to continue.
altacc 2mo ago
In relation to what they're doing, Israel is doing very well with its propaganda. Imagine what the coverage & public opinion would be if this was any other Western ally or other country. e.g.Yugoslavia & Russia/Ukraine for when the West paid attention. Rwanda, Darfur, the Uyghurs were remote but the public opinion was that they were bad. There was no "The Hutus have a right to self defense." or "Sudan has a right to exist." Israel was very early in developing a military propaganda unit focused on social media. It was very effective, as well as providing a safe & air conditioned office for a chosen segment of their population's military service. Combined with their extensive political, religious & social lobbying they still control the majority of the narrative. Even when obvious war crimes are committed, investigated & accepted as the truth by allies, the narrative is always forgiving. Their talking points still take priority in the majority of the social and traditional media, even when presented with evidently more truthful counterpoints.
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lenkite 2mo ago
They have been doing amazing. Any other nation which did this would have been sanctioned to death. The last several years have 100% convinced me that facts don't matter in geopolitics - only propaganda and narrative matter. In fact, facts matter least of all and perception is everything.

AbuAssar 2mo ago

a single image of truth will destroy their millions FUDbots.