We're in Danger of Losing Our Most Important Resource

SOURCE:  The Free Press

"Years ago, technology made things more trustworthy. You could believe
something because it was validated by photos, videos, recordings, databases
and other trusted sources of information.

"Seeing was believing -- but not anymore. Until very recently, if you doubted
something, you could look it up in an encyclopedia or other book. But even
these get changed retroactively nowadays.

"For example, people who consult Wikipedia to understand the economy might be
surprised to learn that the platform's write-up on "recession" kept changing
in recent months -- as political operatives and spinmeisters fought over the
very meaning of the word. It got so bad that the site was forced to block
edits on the entry.

"There's an ominous recurring theme here: The very technologies we use to
determine what's trustworthy are the ones most under attack."

MORE AT:
https://www.thefp.com/p/were-in-danger-of-los...

They go on to discuss the threats to trust from AI and other tech that can
make imaginary things look real.  Interesting read.


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