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Are we heading for a dystopian AI future?
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Are we heading for a dystopian AI future?

The last five years have brought big changes to social media and the online experience, but are users better off for it? Chatbots and AI-generated content proliferate in social feeds. Twitter/X and, just recently, Meta have stopped fact-checking content to prioritize "free speech." As platforms like BlueSky emerge, toxicity and arguments might decrease, but it also leads to a more fragmented and atomized society, with no 'town square' to debate big issues. On GZERO World, Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson joins Ian Bremmer to discuss the seismic shifts in the social media landscape and the implications of AI-driven communication.

Infographic of fake and real accounts that interacted with a post from Israel's prime minister.
Analysis

Bots battle Bibi

Hamas’ terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel’s ensuing bombardment of Gaza is one of the world’s most polarizing issues, and the wave of protests on US college campuses this spring only added fuel to the debate.

Are bots trying to undermine Donald Trump?
Analysis

Are bots trying to undermine Donald Trump?

In an exclusive investigation into online disinformation surrounding the reaction to Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, GZERO asks whether bots are being employed to shape debates about the former president’s guilt or innocence. We investigated, with the help of Cyabra, a firm that specializes in tracking bots, to look for disinformation surrounding the online reactions to Trump’s trial. Is Trump’s trial the target of a massive online propaganda campaign – and, if so, which side is to blame?

​A man uses a chatbot in this illustration photo.
GZERO AI

Get AI out of my health care

You fall and break an arm. Doctors set the break and send you to rehab. It’s pricy, but insurance should take care of it, so you submit your claim – only to be denied. Was it a claims examiner who rejected it? Or a bot?