How easy is it to make a fake news site? This 404 Media reporter got one for US$365.63 in 2 days.
"[F]looding the internet with an infinite amount of what could pass for journalism is cheap and even easier than I imagined, as long as I didn’t respect the craft, my audience, or myself."
We're doomed.
https://www.404media.co/i-paid-365-63-to-replace-404-media-with-ai/
#journalism #AI #fakes #FakeNews
Kagan MacTane /
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2024-06-25 16:49:36
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