The one conservative I’ve spoken to since this started literally played the “oh that’s probably some fake AI video” card any time I mentioned the cops doing the violence…
This has been the real danger of AI video all along: not that it’s actually convincing, but that people think it could be convincing. The first step to rejecting the evidence of your eyes and ears.
That’s what the article is about.
This is the only news coverage I’ve seen of it, and most of America doesn’t even seem to know about it
I went to Newsweeks front page and it wasn’t anywhere to be found. Also not on the US News front page.
Found it by searching the headline: https://www.newsweek.com/la-riot-police-shoot-protester-head-rubber-bullet-2082794
The one conservative I’ve spoken to since this started literally played the “oh that’s probably some fake AI video” card any time I mentioned the cops doing the violence…
This has been the real danger of AI video all along: not that it’s actually convincing, but that people think it could be convincing. The first step to rejecting the evidence of your eyes and ears.
There is only so much a human mind can keep up with. Been online almost all day, hadn’t seen this yet.
I know, I didn’t mean people weren’t paying attention to the news. It kinda seems like it’s intentionally not being mentioned. It happened yesterday.
There’s A LOT going on these past two days