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[–] [email protected] 68 points 6 months ago

It's a weird time to be alive.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago (1 children)

To avoid fakes, the statements will be accompanied by a QR code linking them to text versions on the ministry’s website.

Great idea, since everyone will check if the URL behind the code is the legit foreign ministry. Nobody would use a URL shortener and redirect everyone to real-ukrainian-website.russian-kgb.gov/agitprop/ukraine-fakes/legit-site.html

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I really don't think LLMs are ready for this.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

LLMS are not (currently) involved. The article states that video content, trained to imitate the likeness of a celebrity, is generated to recite human-written information. Or so they say

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I swear this better not just be exploited Indian workers again.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Countries don’t normally outsource foreign ministry work, but I suppose you never know.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

It's just a matter of time. Technically it's not too different then lobbying.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is creepy and seems wildly unnecessary.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Ukraine is a test bed for the craziest bullshit Silicon Valley has to offer.

Much like with Vietnam being the American testing ground for counterinsurgency and Palestine as demo space for modern policing techniques, we're using Ukraine to run out all sorts of crazy political and military tech ideas.

AI politicians are Peter Thiel and Mark Andressen's wet dream. And Ukraine is where we're going to see if they work.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago

So the foreign ministry has a vtuber. Presumably to protect their identity? Fine. Are we going to entertain ragebait about it?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

There's no way this could go horribly wrong!!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So next they'll use AI-generated infantry?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Robot dogs with flame throwers to burn people alive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Enough with this AI bullshit