#onlineextremism — Public Fediverse posts

UC San Diego: Governments May Shape What AI Chatbots Say by Shaping the Web They Learn From. “Ask an AI model the same political question in two different languages, and you may get two very different responses. A new study in Nature suggests one reason why: governments can indirectly influence large language models (LLMs) by shaping the online media environment, and thus the text those systems […]

San Francisco Standard: Most AI chatbots don’t tell you who to vote for. Grok: Hold my beer. “…as the unusually tight polling in the governor’s race has shown, there’s little distinction between the candidates that has broken through to the public. Instead, voters get sedate debates, cringeworthy ads, and overflowing mailboxes of flyers. Ideally, a chatbot could help you cut through […]

Variety: Trump Media, Parent of Truth Social, Reports Q1 Sales of $871,000 and $405.9 Million Net Loss. “For the first quarter, TMTG generated net sales of $871,200, up 6% year over year. The company reported a $405.9 million net loss and a $387.8 million adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) loss for the first quarter of 2026.”