Lal

Worth thinking about how long Tolkien goes on in Return of the King about despair being a weapon, and presenting defeat as a forgone conclusion being a deliberate and effective tactic

I keep waiting for the conservatives to wonder why the spirit of Christmas went so woke. Anyways, Happy holidays everyone!

Artificial intelligence is automating the creation of fake news, spurring an explosion of web content mimicking factual articles that instead disseminate false information about elections, wars and natural disasters.

The rise of AI fake news is creating a ‘misinformation superspreader’

Artificial intelligence is automating the creation of fake news, spurring an explosion of websites that can disseminate false information about wars and elections

<3 I wish more people could hold more than one thing in their head at once.

I mean, I love making fun of men for buying into bullshit but also, whatever gives them the chance to better wipe their butts is probably a win, ultimately.

I just had this conversation at a party with my wife’s publisher during nycc.

We can’t do that from the sidelines and by embracing Netanyahu with one hand we can ask them to consider their actions while there.

I also think the line that they are being fed on this is easy. It’s easy to point to someone and say they are evil for supporting x. And I think Biden is thinking strategically. Trying limit damage all around.

I don’t think US media understands much about the history of anything going on. I feel like I’m speed running a 200 level class on geopolitics and failing and I still feel like I get more than is being reported. All I see is surface level stuff, some of which is likely misinfo. Hard for me to tell.