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AndromedaAnimated t1_j1rgxy2 wrote

And it analyses… news from the FUTURE? 😱

I am curious - how does your model decide which news to include? Does it basically use Fox and CNN and then counterbalance those? How does it distinguish between real news stories from fake ones? How will it get the news information if it was to win over the other news sources - is it supposed to work with human journalists?

Tell me a bit more about your idea please.

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redditguyjustinp OP t1_j1rrys1 wrote

Great questions thanks for asking!

Which news - I have a list of about 15 different sources that I am currently pulling from. Its not a silver bullet for bias, but I'm hoping that at least by pulling from multiple sources I can provide the missing context to each story that is often left out on the more biased outlets.

Real vs. fake - Basically my bet is that as AI gets smarter, it will be able to identify which facts/arguments are consistent with the evidence and slowly develop a more accurate picture of reality as information comes in.

Yes I am currently building functionality such that it can reach out to primary sources directly via the internet and conduct interviews, investigations, etc. I also think I can continue to take advantage of the more neutral "newswire" type services like Reuters and AP even if this ends up becoming a dominant source of news.

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AndromedaAnimated t1_j1ryxyd wrote

I think you are creating something really good there.

I suggest including international news sources too if you haven’t already.

Thank you for answering my questions!

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