The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/115845484404118608
I admit i fell for this story of #fastfood #delivery evil #tech & actively took part in sharing the outrage. I only feel marginally better knowing a top #investigative #journalist like Casey nearly got fooled too. #Disinformation is exponentially spreading with #AI & journalists who are already on meager revenues now have to spend twice as long verifying sources. The average Joe is faced with abandoning #boosts and #quotes or #socialmedia altogether as who has time to verify every interaction?
