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"Reimagined Realities, False Memories and Generative AI: A Journey between the Real and the Synthetic - and Hopefully Back."

In the ever-evolving complexity of reality and fabrication, we find ourselves standing at a junction where the two become almost indistinguishable, thanks, in no small part, to the advancements of Generative AI. This technology, akin to the human phenomenon of fostering false yet cherished memories, crafts digital narratives that blur the lines between the real and the artificial.

In a recent episode of "Redefining Society Podcast," we got deep into this topic, painting a vivid picture of a world where the synthetic and authentic intertwine in photography and advertising, creating a complex yet fascinating landscape that forces us to question the very fabric of reality.

As we move forward into an era of democratized fabrication tools, it becomes imperative to foster a conversation that navigates this intricate terrain with a sense of caution and awareness, encouraging discourse that looks beyond the binary of positive and negative.

I invite you to read the full exploration in my latest newsletter. Share your thoughts and join the conversation that scrutinizes the depth of reality and the role of Generative AI in molding it.

Be sure to share it with others, subscribe for more insights, and comment to steer this necessary discourse.

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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marco-ciappelli_generativeai-redefiningsociety-digitalrealism-activity-7106463578387357696-0bdD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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Jill Lepore on the link between WWII Psychological Warfare and Mass Communications

A lot of [psychologists] worked both in the study of voting behaviour in the US and in the study of propaganda in third-world countries trying to prevent them from becomming Communist.
Those things are closely related. They’re both the study of how you get inside someone’s head and change their mind? You have to know what they’re thinking, what you want them to think, and then you have to figure out what message will move them from what they’re thinking now to what you want them to think. This used to be called “psychological warfare”, and after the 2nd World War people were like, we shouldn’t call it that any more, we’ll call it “the study of mass communications”.

-- Jill Lepore, 2020

https://www.cityarts.net/event/jill-lepore-2/

Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/178/a3550bf0-cb21-4ad6-b0f1-9cf1ec316a6f/CityArtsJillLepore200927a.mp3 (MP3)

Transcription by me, edited lightly for clarity / continuity.

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