[nonostantement #349] - forums / plutocrat archipelagos / wikipedia vs ai hoaxes
Now with MORE Suggestions for Surviving the Age of Misinformation!
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Hey, it’s Joele. As usual, I’m here this Sunday to bring you some of the best links from the past week as I spent a lot of time navigating the endless corners of the internet to help brands and companies craft their online content strategies.
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Forums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information
"Internet forums are still alive and kicking and full of information. Here are the best niche communities I could find that are alive and well."Plutocrat Archipelagos
Razor wire fences, galvanized spikes and electrified perimeters: the barriers that entomb the ultra-rich in their walled settlements isolate them from perpetual violence and societal collapse.Ten Strong Suggestions for Surviving the Age of Misinformation
Ten Strong Suggestions For Surviving the Age of Misinformation — Suggestions that Will Inevitably Have Exceptions and Nuances But that Might Serve as a Good Initial Guide.
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Massive Attack’s science-led drive to lower music’s carbon footprint
Climate scientist Carly McLachlan partners with the UK band to put the environmental impact of concerts centre stage.After software eats the world, what comes out the other end?
Malkovich. Malkovich. Malkovich?The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes
WikiProject AI Cleanup is protecting Wikipedia from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued the rest of the internet.
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The FBI secretly created an Ethereum token to investigate crypto fraud
NexFundAI, the FBI’s Ethereum-based token, was used to investigate price manipulation in crypto markets, resulting in more than a dozen charges brought by the SEC and DOJ.China’s Sentinel State
Hype around China’s “digital panopticon” is huge. But according to Minxin Pei, an expert in Chinese governance and mass surveillance, cutting-edge tech is just one part of the Party-state’s toolkit, which also leans heavily on manpower and pervasive self-censorship — what he calls China’s “sentinel state.”
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