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OldBaldy1701E

(11,442 posts)
12. Exactly. And, thank you for posting this.
Tue May 5, 2026, 01:02 PM
Tuesday

Now, may I add one little thing.

Mistakes happen. They happen all the time. People make them. These days, it is becoming harder and harder to pick out what is the truth online as well as doing the 'due diligence' required to make sure everything is perfectly correct.

So, understanding that, maybe let's try to tone down the constant desire here to attack and degrade someone just because they made a mistake and posted something that they decided was true, but were just not able to spend hours trying to corroborate every little sentence. Just inform the poster that subsequent information makes the post false. NO one needs to see you rant like that orange gibbon throwing ketchup at three a.m.. Just let people know that the posted item is not true and offer the evidence that it is so.

Spare us the righteousness. We get enough of that from across the aisle.

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How do we know you are real? Wifes husband Tuesday #1
If I were AI I'd be better looking. Ocelot II Tuesday #4
Well done sir! Wifes husband Tuesday #5
Well done, Ocelot II! choie Tuesday #27
... orangecrush Tuesday #22
DUers are good at verification n/t leftstreet Tuesday #2
Mostly, but not always. Ocelot II Tuesday #3
Agreed SCantiGOP Tuesday #10
Off topic, but looking for a solution to a local weather problem: Attilatheblond Tuesday #28
It's all worth repeating MadameButterfly Tuesday #16
Collectively, perhaps. I'm taken aback though at how many do not see Maru Kitteh Tuesday #11
Not that I've seen. Ms. Toad Tuesday #25
I always know if it's AI if the person/animal in the picture is flawless looking ! kimbutgar Tuesday #6
That won't last long. What is "slop" now will be indistinguishable from real in a matter of months... Ol Janx Spirit Tuesday #9
Agree. Johnny2X2X Tuesday #13
But I swear I'm real! orangecrush Tuesday #24
I approve this message :) (nt) AZJonnie Tuesday #7
We are rapidly getting to the point--if we are not already there--that it is more likely to... Ol Janx Spirit Tuesday #8
Exactly. And, thank you for posting this. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #12
We must be righteous about truth and reality Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #20
"It's up to all of us to ensure it doesn't." OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #33
Personal attacks are rarely, if ever, warranted. Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #34
Well, we will see how it works out. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 17 hrs ago #39
WRT to the post that inspired my OP, it didn't take hours of research Ocelot II Tuesday #30
Point taken, but DiceK Tuesday #14
I like the idea of a "Suspected AI" flag added to the OP. erronis Tuesday #15
I'm with you regarding the voices. llmart Tuesday #18
It's interesting, tho. I watched a video of Roger Penrose (an eminent scientist) which an an AI voice erronis Tuesday #21
Is this in response to a post about a certain NE senator? Nt Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #17
Close. Iowa. Ocelot II Tuesday #19
Honest mistakes don't make people look "ridiculous* orangecrush Tuesday #23
Of course honest mistakes happen, and it's not my intent to embarrass anyone. Ocelot II Tuesday #29
I've never been one to do a lot of re-posting... Wounded Bear Tuesday #26
Very much agree Kaleva Tuesday #31
K&R demmiblue Tuesday #32
I replied to an OP that one of the images in the OP was AI generated. It's still in the OP. chia 21 hrs ago #35
Use Google and check against a news aggregator and see what comes up. There's a lot of fake news mainly on social media ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #36
Use the rules of journalism RetiredParatrooper 18 hrs ago #37
Bingo. But AI does have a lot to do with it because it tries to duplicate legit sources. Ocelot II 18 hrs ago #38
The best way to not get tricked by AI RetiredParatrooper 16 hrs ago #40
Fake AI 'rabbis' being used to spread antisemitic tropes on TikTok, study claims Behind the Aegis 15 hrs ago #41
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