Can AI judge journalism? A Thielbacked startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers

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News Summary

  • Aron D’Souza says his startup, Objection, aims to use AI to adjudicate the truth of journalism.
  • For the price of $2,000, anyone can pay to challenge a story, triggering a public investigation.
  • Critics, including media lawyers, warn Objection could make it harder to publish the kind of reporting that holds powerful institutions to account.
  • Objection launched on Wednesday with “multiple millions” in seed funding from Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan.
After helping lead the lawsuit that bankrupted media firm Gawker, Aron DSouza says he saw something broken in the American media system people who felt harmed by coverage had little recourse to figh [+8600 chars]

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