William Lindsey :toad:
"What differentiates this instance of AI usage from the seemingly endless fount of memes spreading misinformation, or basic racist nonsense, or praise of Trump, or mockery of Harris, is that it’s emotional manipulation concerning an ongoing humanitarian crisis. It’s one thing to spread propaganda after the fact. It’s another to do it while the government and volunteer organizations are actively working to save lives."
#Trump #lies #hurricane #Helene #fascism #SocialMedia #AI
/27
William Lindsey :toad:
"Possibly from JD Vance, who justified his Haitians-eating-your-pets lie by saying, 'If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do.'"
#Trump #lies #disinformation #hurricane #Helene #fascism #media #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #Twitter #AI
/26
William Lindsey :toad:
As Hannah Yoest says, "AI has increased the totalitarian’s ability to shred the fabric of shared reality. Which is why it’s one of the few technologies that MAGA has embraced."
She's pointing to the faked AI images running rampant on MAGA social media as lies are spread about hurricane assistance.
#Trump #lies #disinformation #hurricane #Helene #fascism #media #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #Twitter #AI
/24
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/propaganda-ai-fakes-and-magas-totalitarian
William Lindsey :toad:
Yoest writes,
"The use of faked imagery is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. Political AI memes are just the most recent addition to the historical pantheon of kitsch used for propaganda. Sometimes authoritarian movements use faked imagery to trick the masses. …
Where do these people get the idea that reality doesn’t matter?"
#Trump #lies #disinformation #hurricane #Helene #fascism #media #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #Twitter #AI
/25
William Lindsey :toad:
"But we can't lay all the blame at Trump's feet. Social media platforms bear significant responsibility. Musk's X, in particular, has become a hotbed for conspiracy theories. Even more than that, Musk himself is one of the most prolific spreaders of these theories. The lack of effective content moderation allows these lies to spread like wildfire."
#Trump #lies #disinformation #hurricane #Helene #fascism #media #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #Twitter
/23
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