The political right has long been quick to adopt new communications technologies.
Orwell's ever present viewscreens were inspired, in part, by the system of residential radios distributed by the Nazis that were limited to their approved stations.
Targeted online advertising tech rapidly was enthusiastically adopted by conservatives who'd l…
The political right has long been quick to adopt new communications technologies.
Orwell's ever present viewscreens were inspired, in part, by the system of residential radios distributed by the Nazis that were limited to their approved stations.
Targeted online advertising tech rapidly was enthusiastically adopted by conservatives who'd long appreciated direct mail databased fundraising pioneered by Richard Viguerie.
Authoritarians know how persuasive messages customized to audience can be. ( The differences in Arafat's speeches in Arabic, Hebrew and English are good examples). They are delighted that generative AI techniques have made it economically feasible to serve bespoke realities to audiences of one.
Which reminds me of this irony:
The first prototype electronic newspaper was created at MIT in the mid-80s.
It's main design concept: personalization, its pages filled with articles of interest to the specific reader.
Punchline: Computer-projects, especially of that era, were often whimsically code-named.
The political right has long been quick to adopt new communications technologies.
Orwell's ever present viewscreens were inspired, in part, by the system of residential radios distributed by the Nazis that were limited to their approved stations.
Targeted online advertising tech rapidly was enthusiastically adopted by conservatives who'd long appreciated direct mail databased fundraising pioneered by Richard Viguerie.
Authoritarians know how persuasive messages customized to audience can be. ( The differences in Arafat's speeches in Arabic, Hebrew and English are good examples). They are delighted that generative AI techniques have made it economically feasible to serve bespoke realities to audiences of one.
Which reminds me of this irony:
The first prototype electronic newspaper was created at MIT in the mid-80s.
It's main design concept: personalization, its pages filled with articles of interest to the specific reader.
Punchline: Computer-projects, especially of that era, were often whimsically code-named.
This project was called NewsPeek.
The Orwellian reference isn't so funny anymore.