We often talk about the risks of AI personas usurping real humans in the media. But the reverse is also true and doesn’t get enough attention.

In Venezuela, AI-generated TV anchors are being used by journalists to remain anonymous (and thus, safe from arbitrary arrests) while delivering news that are critical of the government.

AI can be a powerful force for good for anons around the world

We often talk about the risks of AI personas usurping real humans in the media. But the reverse is also true and doesn’t get enough attention.

In Venezuela, AI-generated TV anchors are being used by journalists to remain anonymous (and thus, safe from arbitrary arrests) while delivering news that are critical of the government.

AI can be a powerful force for good for anons around the world

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/18/americas/venezuela-retweets-ai-news-maduro-intl-latam/index.html

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Well then you also have to imagine if it then begins to be exploited to spread around false information or defamation. It's not soo beneficial then

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You can make this argument about a hammer.

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You had me at "everybody seems to be freaking out". There seems to be more focus on the tool itself, rather than how it's used, in this case. Maybe people "believing they're real" is what makes this different. Like a human equivalent of some primates reacting aggressively to first seeing their own reflection?

Except everybody understands the utility of the hammer as a tool, and very few people see it as a weapon

But in the case of AI personas, everybody seems to be freaking out about being tricked into believing they’re real, and very few people talk about the utility of disclosed AI personas when a human can’t safely show themselves