existentialterror:
That food delivery app developer whistleblower AMA was a hoax.
Suspected in the comments but confirmed by journalist Casey Newton. The story and various supporting evidence provided to him was AI generated.
For most of my career up until this point, the document shared with me by the whistleblower would have seemed highly credible in large part because it would have taken so long to put together. Who would take the time to put together a detailed, 18-page technical document about market dynamics just to troll a reporter? Who would go to the trouble of creating a fake badge?
Today, though, the report can be generated within minutes, and the badge within seconds. And while no good reporter would ever have published a story based on a single document and an unknown source, plenty would take the time to investigate the document’s contents and see whether human sources would back it up.
[from Casey Newton’s article]
Stay skeptical out there, especially for stuff that seems like 100% confirmation of “these people are evil” kinda stances that you already believe.
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