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I'm absolutely fascinated by "journalism" that can't seem to tell readers an obvious truth. Like the fact this is absolutely meaningless bullshit designed to pre-empt real oversight

reuters.comTrump releases AI accord with tech executivesPresident Donald Trump released a document on Tuesday that his administration cast as an accord ​on artificial intelligence and which he said earlier was signed by ‌him and tech executives that he met...

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Like a double lined box filled with a different font that clearly spells out the probable impact(s) and/or possible motivation(s), etc. Sign it “Ai Mode” Good news: we will increasingly use agents to digest the news. My agent will see I’m reading Ž and flash a corrective pov or missing info.

I have always thought that a Journalist worth their degree was taught to always adhere to the 5 Ws when writing: Who, What, When, Where and Why. And report them truthfully. Guess things have really changed over the years. Now they go with the bidding of the ones who sign their paychecks.

*and likely owns a steak in more than one at this point, or his odious children are starting AI subsidiaries of some type.

Reuters would stand to lose a lot of money if AI regulations came to pass. They are counting on being the main provider of legal AI in the US. Many news orgs want or need AI to make money somehow because of their own investments.

It’s kind of overwhelming the number of institutions (in govt, business, media, education, etc.) that will need to be burned to the fucking ground before things start to turn around here.

it really is. Has to start small and locally and build back outward. I don't think it's possible to reform the rot at grand scale on the federal level with any sort of magic bullet.

Listening to a podcast yesterday where @amywestervelt.bsky.social pointed out that Reuters has hosted two separate fossil fuel conferences and the major outlets all produce advertorials for fossil fuel. AI is what they want to be the new fossil fuel. Need a new thing that they can chokepoint.

every time they wander into my wheelhouses (like broadband) the coverage is very pro industry and toothless, so I can only imagine