"I'm sure it's AI but ..." S2 #286
In decades past photographic modification / falsification was also possible, but the tools to do so were more rudimentary,
and therefore the telltale signs more obvious.
However illusory, the U.S. has had First Amendment Constitutional protections including freedom of the press for centuries.
The potentially alarming change A.I. introduces is, the distinction between satire and reality has been severely diminished if not demolished.
" it makes a point " S2 #286
More than one.
And what some may consider / perceive as a secondary point may ultimately be the more consequential.
President Trump's second term demonstrates a charlatan can simply lie his way into the most powerful office in the solar system
twice.
We can't explain that away by declaring: Bruce is a dumbo, they shouldn't let him vote.
Bruce didn't put Trump in the white house without help. Lots & lots of help.
This dismally guileless electorate demonstrates how vulnerable we are to distraction, to fraud, to deception.
#283 may be harmless enough. The next one may not be.
“Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Dorothy
