Andy McDandy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2026 10:46 am Get people to the stage where they doubt everything. Ignorant cynicism is a dangerous combination.Aided and abetted by AI. By the next election the technology will have developed to the point that distinguishing real from fake will only be possible by the lack of subtlety of the creator. There will be fake videos of Burnham saying all sorts of electorally suicidal stuff and the flipside is that video gotchas of fash saying/doing repugnant/illegal stuff will have a deniability potential.
Oboogie wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2026 1:24 pm There will be fake videos of Burnham saying all sorts of electorally suicidal stuff and the flipside is that video gotchas of fash saying/doing repugnant/illegal stuff will have a deniability potential."The BBC put words into my mouth with AI" - Donald John Trump.
Boiler wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2026 12:55 pmIt may have been going on before him, but he made lying so commonplace it became accepted.davidjay wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2026 11:55 amMmm, I think longer.Boiler wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2026 11:20 am That's been happening for a long time, hasn't it?It started with Johnson.