“As our social media feeds fill up with AI-driven bots, sheer repetition of lies may erode the most essential resource for action on climate change — public support.”
None of the AI writers seems to have a specific beat, except possibly for what can be best described as “police exploits,” which they all cover with gusto.
“The coverage tends to be led by industry sources and often takes claims about what the technology can and can’t do, and might be able to do in the future, at face value in ways that contribute to the hype cycle.”
Nielsen, Rasmus Kleis. "How uncritical news coverage feeds the AI hype machine." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 23 May. 2024. Web. 3 Sep. 2024.
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