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'Pink Slime' Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midtermspolitico.com
10 points•JumpCrisscross•3 days ago•7 comments•
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RickJWagnerabout 23 hours ago
For those interested in the political leanings of Politico and Newsguard:

https://www.allsides.com/news-source/politico-media-bias

https://www.commerce.senate.gov/press/rep/release/sen-cruz-s...

Caveat lector.

c0nducktrabout 23 hours ago
If Ted Cruz has a problem with it, it's probably something good for the American people. Not sure I see the issue here.
nom2 days ago
why are they trying so hard to give it a name?
tednaleidabout 24 hours ago
"pink slime journalism" was coined in 2012: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pink-slime_journalism#English

It's a common phrase on political websites (like Politico)

neoCrimeLabs1 day ago
I presume because if it has a name, it's easier to control the narrative with a larger group of people
add-sub-mul-div1 day ago
Same reason anything else has a name? So you can refer to it without having to describe it from scratch each time.
bethekidyouwant1 day ago
Incredibly before AI we would just go to reputable unbiased sources and we’re all very well informed voters indeed.

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