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Website uses AI to impersonate northern Indigenous news correspondents

Social media users condemn the practice as 'technology colonialism'

Commentary on Mastodon characterizes the AI correspondents as predatory and harmful, framing the use of fake Indigenous identities as a form of technological colonialism that dehumanizes Indigenous peoples.

“AI predators!!! TechnologyColonialism now dehumanizes Indigenouspeoples. This is harmful on so many levels.”

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Peak 2 pieces in 3h at Sep 16, 12 PM; 8 pieces over 11 days (2 articles · 6 posts) Sep 16, 12 PM — 2 pieces · 1 article · 1 post — Google News 1, Mastodon 1Sep 16, 3 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Sep 16, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 16, 9 PM — quietSep 17, 12 AM — quietSep 17, 3 AM — quietSep 17, 6 AM — quietSep 17, 9 AM — quietSep 17, 12 PM — quietSep 17, 3 PM — quietSep 17, 6 PM — quietSep 17, 9 PM — quietSep 18, 12 AM — quietSep 18, 3 AM — quietSep 18, 6 AM — quietSep 18, 9 AM — quietSep 18, 12 PM — quietSep 18, 3 PM — quietSep 18, 6 PM — quietSep 18, 9 PM — quietSep 19, 12 AM — quietSep 19, 3 AM — quietSep 19, 6 AM — quietSep 19, 9 AM — quietSep 19, 12 PM — quietSep 19, 3 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 19, 6 PM — quietSep 19, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 20, 12 AM — quietSep 20, 3 AM — quietSep 20, 6 AM — quietSep 20, 9 AM — quietSep 20, 12 PM — quietSep 20, 3 PM — quietSep 20, 6 PM — quietSep 20, 9 PM — quietSep 21, 12 AM — quietSep 21, 3 AM — quietSep 21, 6 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 21, 9 AM — quietSep 21, 12 PM — quietSep 21, 3 PM — quietSep 21, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Mastodon 1Sep 21, 9 PM — quietSep 22, 12 AM — quietSep 22, 3 AM — quietSep 22, 6 AM — quietSep 22, 9 AM — quietSep 22, 12 PM — quietSep 22, 3 PM — quietSep 22, 6 PM — quietSep 22, 9 PM — quietSep 23, 12 AM — quietSep 23, 3 AM — quietSep 23, 6 AM — quietSep 23, 9 AM — quietSep 23, 12 PM — quietSep 23, 3 PM — quietSep 23, 6 PM — quietSep 23, 9 PM — quietSep 24, 12 AM — quietSep 24, 3 AM — quietSep 24, 6 AM — quietSep 24, 9 AM — quietSep 24, 12 PM — quietSep 24, 3 PM — quietSep 24, 6 PM — quietSep 24, 9 PM — quietSep 25, 12 AM — quietSep 25, 3 AM — quietSep 25, 6 AM — quietSep 25, 9 AM — quietSep 25, 12 PM — quietSep 25, 3 PM — quietSep 25, 6 PM — quietSep 25, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 3 AM — quietToday, 6 AM — quietToday, 9 AM — quietToday, 12 PM — quietToday, 3 PM — quietToday, 6 PM — quiet ◂ 1 earlier2
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch

  1. first by Mastodon, 6d ago

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