How AI Reinforces Users’ False Beliefs
Conversational artificial intelligence may do more than produce false information—it can also help users construct and strengthen distorted beliefs, memories and personal narratives, according to a recently-published research paper. Lucy Osler, a philosopher at the University of Exeter, argues that people can begin to “hallucinate with AI” when chatbots become integrated into how they think, […]
Trump Declares “Largest Compromise in History”: China Breached 2020 Election
President Donald J. Trump, live from the East Room of the White House, delivered his primetime address on Thursday evening focusing on election security vulnerabilities and foreign interference, particularly by China. Trump stated that during the 2020 election cycle China executed the largest compromise of U.S. election data in history, acquiring voter registration information for […]
Thiel-Backed AI Journalism Tribunal Pivots to Rating News Coverage
A Peter Thiel-backed project that proposed using artificial intelligence to adjudicate disputes against journalists is changing direction, shifting from an online “tribunal” toward a scoreboard-style system for rating news coverage. The startup, originally called Objection, allowed customers to pay $2,000 to challenge claims in published articles. Investigators would assemble evidence, invite the journalist to respond […]
Ethics Dismissal or Cover-Up? The Gallego Case and Democrats’ Me Too Reversal
Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego is once again making headlines amid fresh questions about his personal conduct and a pattern of allegations that continues to haunt Democratic lawmakers. Just last month, the bipartisan Senate Ethics Committee, chaired by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), dismissed a complaint against him. The panel found insufficient evidence that Gallego’s actions […]
