NewsNotFound: An open-source, unbiased news company

Post by asdfman123 » Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 8:10 AM UTC

williamtrask wrote: post #13

not2b wrote: post #9

"By replacing the human middle-man with our AI-centric article creation process, we eliminate the potential for bias and ensure that all coverage remains impartial." AI LLMs inherit biases from their training data and the constraints the model builders added. There's no such thing as unbiased reporting; the usual way that this is attempted is to claim that the "unbiased" position is halfway between the positions of t…

This ideology of “replace corrupt institutions with tech” is at the center of SV ideology going back to the 70s. It’s as flawed then as it is now, but it occasionally has wins. There’s a great documentary on the long history of this idea in tech, both wins and losses, called “all watched over by machines of loving grace”. Brilliant documentary.

Post by KaiserPro » Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 8:14 AM UTC

Post by tanyajenkins1 » Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 8:22 AM UTC

Post by numbsafari » Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 8:37 AM UTC

paulddraper wrote: post #59

numbsafari wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is no such thing as unbiased news. Anyone claiming to be unbiased, rather than wearing their biases on their sleeves, is lying to you, or themselves, or they are just ignorant. Likely some combination of all three.

Selection bias is insidious, and impossible to rid. By definition, news is things that are newsworthy. I.e. the most common things to tech receive coverage are the uncommon to things. If four people get shot over the weekend in Riverdale, not news. If four people get shot over the weekend in Beverly Hills, news. You don't even have to try to bias news for it be biased. (Now imagine if you try.)

Post by nobrains » Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 8:57 AM UTC

somethoughts wrote: post #62

AiaAidan wrote: post #21

As someone who has worked in the media industry, I can tell you that the problem with unbiased news goes much deeper than simply presenting facts objectively. The very first step mentioned in your breakdown - scraping the latest headlines from publicly available news sites - is inherently biased, because it relies on a small selection of sources to determine what is considered newsworthy. But by whom? In reality, edi…

I find the closest to an unbiased news source is Reuters. I removed all other news apps from my phone and only leave the Reuters news app installed. [1] I never read the news anymore. The combination of the uncurated deluge of articles about stuff I don't know anything about (and realize I am not going to ever really know anything about) and them not really poking my buttons with editorialized headlines makes me just…