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Will Smith's concert crowds are real, but AI is blurring the lines

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363 points jay_kyburz | 2 comments | 26 Aug 25 04:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ares623 ◴[26 Aug 25 05:57 UTC] No.45022774[source]▶
Some PM in Youtube: “ yes let’s make it harder to tell real videos from AI to make people who don’t know better more susceptible and accepting of it”
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aleph_minus_one ◴[26 Aug 25 08:07 UTC] No.45023652[source]▶
> Some PM in Youtube: “ yes let’s make it harder to tell real videos from AI to make people who don’t know better more susceptible and accepting of it”

This can backfire, perhaps making people believe that real, important news is in reality AI-generated to brainwash them, thus making people less susceptible, and more disbelieving.

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appointment ◴[26 Aug 25 10:16 UTC] No.45024553[source]▶
The whole point is to make people believe in nothing. When all news is fake, no news matter.
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1. aleph_minus_one ◴[26 Aug 25 10:49 UTC] No.45024796{3}[source]▶
> The whole point is to make people believe in nothing. When all news is fake, no news matter.

This does not change my point that this is a dangerous game to play: if people believe in nothing, they will also not believe in what "those in power" or the government wants them to believe. People who have no trust in such entities have a lower "emotional barrier" to overcome to turn against such entities.

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2. ares623 ◴[26 Aug 25 20:32 UTC] No.45031974[source]▶
It’s why you establish a cult first.