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[–] HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

Finally we know what AI is truly useful for

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://news-pravda.com/ posts multiple stories every minute, as far as I can tell just at all times. Something like this seems fairly likely.

[–] Lugh@futurology.today 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The Russian propaganda seems much more effective with the right-wing people. Is that an AI thing, or are they more susceptible for other reasons?

[–] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

I know this might sound like an enlightened centrist take, but people hear what they want to hear on social media. Be it left or right.

Social media curation algorithms are geared towards driving maximum engagement and thus, echo chambers are formed.

Then, it is very easy to feed them propoganda via these chambers.

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

They're more susceptible. There was a study a while back that showed Republican's amigdila(brain fear center) are larger on average. Advertising also notice they're guillible long ago. Fox new ad space hosts cons like my pillow, reverse mortgages and trump merch because they'll buy it.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee -1 points 6 days ago

they fall for crypto scams, and scams in general all the time too.

[–] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Sounds to me like someone just figured out their next research project.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

As a final step, the authors conducted a survey of 880 American adults recruited through the online survey platform Prolific and found that the content in the post-adoption period maintained the same level of persuasiveness as the pre-AI period. According to the authors, immediate action should be taken to mitigate the influence of AI-assisted propaganda campaigns.

[–] alykanas@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

America just elected Donald trump for a second time and they are worried about Russian propaganda

How many times do you need to hit yourself on the head with mallet in order to believe Russian propaganda is the problem ?

[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Russian propaganda is a problem for the US in the same way US propaganda is a problem for Russia. But Russia seems to be much better at it. Basically, all states are engaged in some degree of antagonistic propaganda and that does sometines cause problems - because it is intended to cause problems. Doesn't mean it's the only problem.

[–] alykanas@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 days ago

What’s the problem with it ?

[–] Sims@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 week ago

Those bad bad ruskies ! Not at all like our truthful and non-warmongering media space, and our always truthful universities, that are not at all for hire. tsk tsk..