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0 pointsThe_Colonel2y ago0 comments

> some evil magic

It can be. Summarizing process can be tweaked very slightly to give more space to certain POVs, make them sound more reliable than others via word choice etc. The subtlety can make it undetectable, yet it can have strong effects when applied on mass scale.

I don't know how this will look like, but it is a very powerful technology to sway the public opinion one way or another.

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GenericPoster2y ago

Can you give some examples and point out the subtleties?

The_ColonelOP2y ago

You can already try this with GPT, e.g. "Can you summarize XYZ while giving more attention to its negative impacts on the freedom of individual", contrast with "... to its benefits on the collective wellbeing".

Both will be factually correct, but they will each manipulate the opinion of the non-expert reader by giving more attention to specific facts.

GPT seems to be very strong in being able to present information with some specific accent, e.g. there are many examples of "write this in the style of [person, literary style, political slant]".

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