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They probably need the money to pay for their AI-based "fact-checking":
Using a technology that's known for making shit up, for fact-checking, is so dumb, but it will probably bring in investors because AI.
Do they expect everything posted to be just news and information that can be fact-checked? Is this AI going to fact-check my opinions and shitposts too?
The homepage feels like AI slop too.
"I just watched movie. It sucked!"
"Beep boop. According to trustworthy, verifiable sources, movie does not suck. Sanction : immediate ban."
AI is very good at classification
Every tweet
Poop emoji - this has been fact checked but can not be independently verified due to lack of context