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Pollsters are now asking AIs to answer surveys as if they were humans and passing the results off as poll statistics (futurism.com)
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[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

but giving up on stats because bad stats exist, is like refusing to ever eat food again because someone got you to try a sardine and spinach chocolate cupcake one time.

I won't die if I give up on stats.

Let me fix your analogy:

but giving up on stats because bad stats exist, is like refusing to ever read newspapers again because you once read a tabloid rag that was full of falsehoods and lies.

And that's a more reasonable approximation.

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