Comment on kurzgesagt – AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

• InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They have gotten money from Bill Gates foundation. Still its a pop sci YouTube and does a good job at it. Some say its spreading misinformation or that context is missing. I don’t really see malicious intentions. Expecting more of a pop sci publication is kind of absurd; pick up a real textbook if you want more.

  An example:

  How Kurzgesagt Cooks Propaganda For Billionaires

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  • dubyakay@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    While not wrong, this is now quite a bit dated. Kurzgesagt acknowledged being called out for it and addressed it via various channels. One of them here:

    reddit.com/…/kurzgesagt_statement_to_the_conflict…

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