1. Thiel-Backed Startup 'Objection' Deploys AI to Judge Journalism, Sparking Fears of Chilling Whistleblowers
A startup called Objection, backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, is launching a platform that uses artificial intelligence to pass judgment on news articles, allowing users to pay to formally challenge published stories. This direct application of AI as an arbiter of journalistic truth represents a significant and contro...