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'The 2024 elections are going to be a mess' because of A.I. and misinformation: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt(www.cnbc.com)

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Misinformation in the 2024 election will be rampant due to accessible AI tools, says Eric Schmidt. Social media’s failure to protect against false AI-generated content and the reduction of trust and safety groups are concerns. Schmidt suggests marking content and holding users accountable for law violations.

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bazmatazable@reddthat.com
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Why is it expected that social media companies will find a solution for this? Political discussions are part of the democratic process so why would any of the big social networks (who are effectively advertising companies) have an incentive to foster the fair and open exchange of ideas and information?

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Senicar@social.cyb3r.dog
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Because we have surrendered so much control of our lives to these companies we can hardly envision an alternative.

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emergent_simplicity@lemm.ee
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The mismatch between who can solve societal problems and who has the motivation to solve them is a large part of why society is fucked right now. To your point, there’s zero motivation from social media companies to fix anything in this current regulatory landscape

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