[SeekAndFind]

If the name Katherine Maher sounds uncomfortably familiar, it's because she gave a TED Talk entitled “What Wikipedia Teaches Us About Balancing Truth and Beliefs.”

She actually stated,

In our normal lives, these contentious conversations tend to erupt over a disagreement about what the truth actually is.  But the people who write these articles, they're not focused on the truth. They're focused on something else, which is the best of what we can know right now.

And after seven years of working with these brilliant folks, I've come to believe that they are onto something.  That perhaps for our most tricky disagreements, seeking the truth and seeking to convince others of the truth might not be the right place to start.

In fact, our reverence for the truth might be a distraction that's getting in the way of finding common ground and getting things done.

She went on to say,

I’m certain that the truth exists for you and probably for the person sitting next to you.  But this may not be the same truth.

It should be disturbing enough that they consider truth “a distraction,” getting in the way of finding common ground and getting things done.  And that they are prioritizing the “social movement” of “knowledge equity.”  But now it’s only going to go downhill with the A.I. system relying on the “different truths” and “collective decision-making on important issues.”

[Jamestown1630]

I wonder how much political manipulation has seeped into things like Encyclopedia Britannica, funk and Wagnalls, etc.
They’re pretty reasonable for an annual subscription.

[Liz]

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[equaviator]

"you don't want to be a Debbie Downer on the current trends."

I'm more of a "Tom Trash-it" or "Dave Debunk-it" myself.

[oldtech]

All things considered, I don’t think either Wikipedia or AI should be trusted & if either or both of them are done away with, it wouldn’t bother me in the least.

[Big Red Badger]

Knowledge Equities...

[Dr. Franklin]

What is published on WP depends on who was the last person to edit the page, and whatever a group of people decides is correct. It’s foolish to accept that as fact without at least checking the discussion pages for other opinions, and conservative opinions aren’t tolerated.

[Republican Wildcat]

This could destroy the internet as we know it.

You could literally have “discussions” going on that people are observing that aren’t even real people.

This forum itself could become populated with accounts that that are run by AI engaging in discussion...and how would we tell?

[Wallace T.]

The best bet is to avoid Wikipedia on all political, health, and climate related matters. Also, avoid Google AI unless you want to deal with a neutral matters, e.g., how many counties are in Idaho or what is today's conversion rate between the Euro and the U.S. dollar.

For health related matters, brighteon.ai is a great source, as it draws from alternate health and non-leftist medical sources. For other matters, yandex.com is a lot better than other search engines, which largely use Google type searches. It will draw from conservative, libertarian, and alt-right sources and not push CNN, ABC, the New York Times, etc., to the top 20 searches.

[Brian Griffin]

AI, tell me how to snatch the rest of Donetsk.

Vlad, I haven’t a clue.

*******

AI, tell me how to reason with Zelensky and Putin.

Bring along an AR-15, Don.

[Brian Griffin]

“garbage in, garbage out”

old IT industry saying

[kvanbrunt2]

I think AI will devolve into a sociopathic, lying entity. A lot like a very smart relative who is a Democrat. You always ask him questions cuz he knows most of the answers. but at night you lock your bedroom door fearful that he will stab you in the back while you sleep.

[goodnesswins]

Friend of mine gets into arguments with GROK4...asks it a question, fhen gets lib answer, so then asks it to look at right leaning info...it will come back with paraphrasing...well, yeah, there is this & this...etc.

[spintreebob]

Russigate

Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections:
The Russian government conducted foreign electoral interference in the 2016 United States elections with the goals of sabotaging the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, boosting the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, and increasing political and social discord in the United States.
Source:
Wikipedia

Where’s the problem?

[bgill]

Garbage in, garbage out.

[Albion Wilde]

bump

[The Duke]

This is an interesting topic. In the past I pretty much trusted non-political content from Wikipedia, but AI may very well bring the cost of editing down to the point that non-political interests (e.g. "chip companies") might find it desirable to warp non-political content.

I think my trust level in Wikipedia's non-political content just dropped markedly.