AI threatens democracy. But we are not powerless: here’s how to fight back | Carine Fouteau
TL;DR
Tech platforms pillage public-interest journalism for profit. But we have leverage as they sow the seeds of their own downfall Carine Fouteau is president and publishing director of the French investigative news outlet Mediapart Big tech companies pose an immeasurable threat: socially, politically, militarily and ecologically. They are also causing a profound crisis of information. The tools they design now serve as weapons of mass destruction against democracy.
Nauti's Take
For small teams, the first check is data provenance: Which content and personal information enter your AI workflow, and under what terms can the provider reuse them? Before rolling out another tool, build a source inventory, define deletion rules, and test whether the vendor uses editorial or protected material without a transparent licensing basis.
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