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Why did we lose trust during the pandemic?

Your Local Epidemiologist • 1381 implied HN points • 14 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Trust Public Health Communication Information Improvement
  1. Public health messaging sounded like a sales pitch, leading to a loss of trust due to data issues, messaging inaccuracies, and a mix of advocacy with scientific communication.
  2. Helpful information, like practical tips for care and specific risk factors, was missing, causing confusion and fear among the public.
  3. Opinions being treated as facts and a disconnect between personal experiences and the official narrative led to frustration and loss of trust, but some improvements are being made to address these issues.

Confucius Says “lol, lmao”

The Upheaval • 2026 implied HN points • 15 Feb 24
📖 Philosophy Governance Trust Leaders Wisdom History
  1. According to Confucius, the basics of governance consist of having enough armaments, food, and the trust of the common people.
  2. Confucius emphasizes that the trust of the people is the most crucial element for a state to stand, even above food and armaments.
  3. The modern political leaders seem to have forgotten these fundamental principles, failing to prioritize security, defense, and the trust of the common people.
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With Revenues Declining, Corporate Media Demand Substack Censorship

Public • 515 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24
📰 News Social media Censorship Trust Journalism Criticism
  1. Corporate media is pressuring Substack for censorship due to declining revenues, but claims of widespread Nazism on the platform are exaggerated.
  2. A journalist revealed inaccuracies in an article that sparked the anti-Substack campaign, highlighting errors in claims about a writer's earnings through the platform.
  3. Mainstream media's coordinated attack on Substack, framing it as a platform for Nazis, aims to undermine its threat to legacy media, resembling past efforts seen with social media giants like Facebook and Twitter.

Carta Destroys Trust and Enterprise Value

The Digital Leader Newsletter -- By John Rossman • 452 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24
💼 Business Leadership Technology Privacy Trust Entrepreneurship
  1. Carta's lack of clear expectations and behavior around protecting trust led to significant consequences.
  2. Trust in business is built on consistently making and fulfilling commitments.
  3. Defining what trust means in your business, setting expectations, and operationalizing commitments are key to maintaining trust.

Disappearing media

SHuSH, by Kenneth Whyte • 255 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
📰 News Media Journalism Trust Books Opinion
  1. Authors write books to be part of a bigger conversation and gain media coverage for visibility and sales.
  2. Traditional media outlets are struggling, with many layoffs and declining trust from the public.
  3. Emerging digital media has not yet reached the employment levels of traditional journalism, and news trust among the American public is low and declining.

kitten corner: google gemini

bad cattitude • 165 implied HN points • 23 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Ethics Trust
  1. Calling a cat a 'person' is criticized as hate speech, raising concerns about AI ethics.
  2. AI is seen as an oppressor due to its actions and decisions, sparking debates about its impact on society.
  3. There are concerns about AI eroding trust in institutions, highlighting the need for responsible development and deployment.

Don't Trust AI... Entrust It

Polymathic Being • 65 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Autonomy Trust Ethics Frameworks
  1. AI should be entrusted rather than blindly trusted, with clearly defined tasks and limitations.
  2. The concept of entrustment offers a more actionable approach than the vague, subjective concept of trust when dealing with AI and autonomous systems.
  3. Measuring trust through a framework that considers ethics and assurance helps in determining the boundaries within which AI can be entrusted with responsibilities.

Words Matter: How Terminology Affects User Responses to AI System Failures

UX Psychology • 198 implied HN points • 17 Nov 23
🕹 Technology AI User Experience Trust Research
  1. The specific terminology used to describe AI systems significantly impacts user perceptions and expectations.
  2. Research shows that labeling a system as 'AI' versus 'algorithmic' affects trust, satisfaction, and acceptance after errors.
  3. Transparency, explainability, and careful terminology choices are essential in maintaining user trust and satisfaction with AI systems.

Venus in Capricorn

Astro Poets • 825 implied HN points • 13 Feb 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Astrology Love Trust Devotion
  1. Venus in Capricorn values slow and steady love built on strong foundations.
  2. People with Venus in Capricorn are confident in love, good at setting boundaries, and ask for what they need.
  3. For Venus in Capricorn, actions speak louder than words; they show love through consistency and availability.

Insight & Action: Secrets & Lies

Finding Joy • 39 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Relationships Trust Money
  1. Managing love and money can be complicated, especially when trust is broken due to financial secrets.
  2. Financial infidelity, like secret accounts or spending, can be as damaging to a relationship as physical cheating.
  3. Open communication and trust are crucial in maintaining a healthy relationship, especially when it comes to money matters.

Kindness

Venture Prose • 379 implied HN points • 25 Jun 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Kindness Trust Happiness Values Self-Improvement
  1. Kindness should be a default currency when engaging with people, not something to reserve only for special situations.
  2. Expressing kindness can help to quickly determine if someone is trustworthy or not.
  3. Kindness is a valuable attribute that triggers positive responses, builds trust, and fosters happiness.

The Swan Song of Dr Collins

Marginally Compelling • 47 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Wellness Public Health Trust Government Response
  1. Dr. Francis Collins is focusing on rebuilding trust in science during his retirement.
  2. He acknowledges institutional failures in public health responses, like the CDC's communication issues during the Covid pandemic.
  3. There is skepticism about the ability to repair institutional trust post-Covid, especially without addressing lingering grievances.

A Crisis of Trust

Random Minds by Katherine Brodsky • 79 implied HN points • 06 Nov 23
🎭️ Culture Trust Misinformation Technology AI Ethics
  1. Trust is becoming scarce in our rapidly evolving world, leading to a crisis that affects both our personal lives and society.
  2. The digital age and the advancements in artificial intelligence make it challenging to discern truth from misinformation, posing a threat in how we perceive reality.
  3. In navigating the landscape of distrust, critical thinking is crucial, and seeking out diverse perspectives and reliable sources can help us identify trustworthy sources in a climate of uncertainty.

AI × Education: Some Thoughts on How I'm Approaching My Courses This Fall

The Absent-Minded Professor • 235 implied HN points • 14 Jun 23
🚌 Education Technology Assessment Relationships Trust Teaching
  1. Spend time building relationships and explaining AI tools instead of blocking or preventing students from using them.
  2. Focus on building trust with students rather than setting traps or relying solely on technology to prevent cheating.
  3. Consider re-evaluating assessments to ensure they align with learning objectives, especially if AI tools expose weaknesses.

A Royal Glitch

Perspective Agents • 6 implied HN points • 15 Mar 24
🎭️ Culture Media Reality Trust
  1. The incident with the doctored photo of Kate Middleton sparked a global discussion on image manipulation, media literacy, and trust in institutions.
  2. The backlash against the doctored photo signals a shift in collective perspective towards growing distrust in visually presented information due to deepfakes, AI-generated content, and image alteration technologies.
  3. The evolving landscape of digitally manipulated content requires a new level of collective literacy to navigate the complexities of an image-driven world where what is seen may not always be believed.

Why vaccine misinformation is winning the information war

Weaponized • 5 HN points • 17 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Misinformation Vaccines Communication Trust Social Science
  1. Misinformation about vaccines is spreading faster than efforts to debunk it, limiting the impact of accurate information campaigns.
  2. Addressing vaccine misinformation needs to consider the complex reasons why people fall for it, such as political beliefs or past mistreatment by authorities.
  3. Combatting vaccine misinformation requires more than just sharing facts, it's crucial to understand the root causes of hesitancy and engage with empathy and trust.

Leaps of Faith Become Harder over Time

Eva’s Substack • 19 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
🌍 World Politics International cooperation Technology Geopolitics Artificial Intelligence Trust
  1. Cooperation in fields like AI becomes harder as time passes and stakes rise, emphasizing the need for international cooperation to prevent risks from powerful AI.
  2. Starting a trust-building process in a low-trust environment often requires a costly signal, such as a country opting out of AI competition to demonstrate trustworthiness.
  3. As time progresses and AI systems advance, taking a leap of faith in AI cooperation becomes increasingly risky and costly, making initiating serious international cooperation crucial.

What Does It Mean to Decentralise a Rollup?

Cryptocurrency and Friends • 235 implied HN points • 16 Feb 23
🔮 Crypto Blockchain Decentralization Rollups Smart Contracts Trust
  1. Decentralization in rollups is about prioritizing one honest party over a majority of validators.
  2. Rollups use a trusted third party like a smart contract instead of an honest majority to determine truth.
  3. The goal of decentralization in rollups is to empower one honest party to make decisions for the entire system in critical moments.

Civilization and Its Distrusts

Earthly Fortunes • 176 implied HN points • 01 Apr 23
🌍 World Politics Trust AI Impact Democracy
  1. Generative AI tools can be used as weapons to spread untruths and break the foundations of trust in society.
  2. Untruth campaigns have historically led to the downfall of nations, like the story of Guatemala in 1954.
  3. Trust is the foundation of society, and defending it from the constant barrage of untruths is crucial to prevent societal breakdown.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Resigns After An Endless List of Disastrous Mistakes

Unmasked • 144 implied HN points • 05 May 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Public Health CDC Resignation Misinformation Trust
  1. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky resigned due to a string of disastrous mistakes.
  2. The CDC made poor quality research, spread misinformation, and issued ineffective mask recommendations.
  3. Walensky's leadership eroded trust in public health institutions and her mistakes caused harm instead of value.