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Jan 30, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

I had no idea this was going on! I mean, no specific knowledge about such software. I appreciated--and enjoyed--this article, Diane.

I expect that such software will continue the purveyance of propaganda, as lying is one of the major businesses in the human world.

Wouldn’t it be fun though if another form of software could be developed to identify lies, or at least to note the probability that some assertion, claim, analysis, conclusion, etc could be a lie?

There will have to be software to run on assertions that could be wrong, especially deliberately wrong, but I am certain this could never be foolproof.

My belief, therefore, about this kind of software, is that it is better suited to the dishonest purposes of people than the honest ones.

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Thank you Diane! Interesting article as usual. I wonder if they would produce a Woke version of their database so that marginalized, underrepresented people (anyone whose not a heterosexual white male) will not be offended 😊

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Well that blew my mind - not sure on how to think about this kind of 'feedback' - will watch & listen - thanks for the info - exceptional article as usual!

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Interesting but that sort of "intelligence" can be had by $20/ hour interns. It certainly cant use a screwdriver to determine whether my truck has a bad bearing or a leaky exhaust. Real intelligence is what is needed to build a house, sewer plant, or rocket ship. This requires the ability to innovate. Computers are still GIGO

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