John,
As artificial intelligence use becomes increasingly common, the information it provides — and more specifically where that information comes from — has come under fresh scrutiny.
Despite asserting it as a “reliable source” for election news, Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has been claiming that the 2020 election was “stolen by a massive amount of election fraud,” citing Rumble — the conservative “alternative” to YouTube that has developed a reputation for becoming a hub of disinformation and far-right extremism.
This is dangerous, John. An estimated 75 million people are expected to use Alexa between now and the 2024 election, potentially exposing millions of voters to these falsehoods.
In a moment, we’ll explain more about AI’s role in the information crisis but before we do: Can you chip in anything you can to power Courier's innovative model to combat online misinformation?
This growing issue isn’t unique to Alexa. In fact, it’s a lot more common than you might think.
Alexa’s responses foreshadow a new battleground in America’s information crisis. The proliferation of AI and other new technology leaps have presented a new opportunity for right-wing bad actors to broaden their misinformation campaigns, reaching more people than ever before.
And since tech companies such as Amazon have long claimed that they cannot be the arbiters of what is fact vs. fiction online, this makes our work at Courier to call out and expose misinformation all the more important.
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