Many people, including myself, have been thinking about the state of media a lot lately and people are increasingly asking me for my take on things. We all have had our “bunnies on the trampoline” moment, in which we were completely tricked by an artificial intelligence video on social media for the first time; mine was with that very video just a few months ago. What once felt like a novelty seem...
Patterns detected: ARC-0043 Motte-and-Bailey – The article’s framing of the issue as a simple “fake news” problem obscures the deeper systemic vulnerabilities at play. The focus on “AI-generated content” as the sole culprit deflects attention from the underlying incentives driving the rapid spread of misinformation – the algorithms of social media platforms, the business models reliant on engagement, and the amplification of outrage. The story presents a superficially compelling narrative of ch...