From ultra-thin chips to infrastructure, content gushes about Chinese accomplishments.

In a YouTube video, a voice in English announces that China has researched and developed its own ultra-thin 1-nanometer chip – a staggering claim given that the chip isn’t expected in commercial devices for another decade.

“Recent news from China has sent ripples of excitement and astonishment across the globe,” gushes the voice-over on the China Charged YouTube channel. “This revolutionary breakthrough is more than a technological marvel; it is a game-changer that will redefine the global tech landscape.”

“Prepare to have your mind blown,” says another video, this time on the channel Unbelievable Projects. “Welcome to today’s video, in which we’ll discover why America remains behind China in infrastructure development.”

These voices and their “good news” about China are evidence that the Chinese Communist Party and its overseas proxies are using artificial intelligence to flood YouTube with propaganda videos, according to a new report that describes a “coordinated inauthentic influence campaign” on the platform.

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
    12·
    11 months ago

    EVs require metals that aren’t really too great to mine for our planet

    Because drilling and transporting oil is so environmentally friendly? Comparatively it is significantly less destructive. Especially when you look at ocean drilling, which is the majority of it.

    you’re basically being duped by Elon Musk wannabes

    No dude, you are the one being duped by conservative propaganda. My sources have nothing to do with Elon Musk.

    The real solution is cars gotta go

    I mean yes, but now you’re moving the goal posts.

      • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        No your original point was “EVs aren’t the savior that people are pitching”. They are exactly what people are pitching. If you read anything that said EVs were going to save the planet and end pollution, that was conservative strawman propaganda. If you read anything about EVs polluting more because they get their energy from coal plants, that was conservative propaganda.

        EVs are a green alternative to fossil fuels. If you want to argue that we should get away from cars entirely, I think most here would agree with you, but that’s not what you said.

            • deft@ttrpg.networkEnglish
              11·
              11 months ago

              So? Don’t police my tone. Argue the content. Nobody here has done that. They’re just mad I’m pointing out EVs are kind of trash and a bad idea because they’re prolonging a serious problem. This isn’t an opinion, this is the truth.

              We have limited resources, the end is actually in sight this time. Throughout all of human history we are crying the end is nigh, guess what? The end is actually nigh we should act like it. Not police people’s tones and get pissy they’re not saying it the way we wanna hear it

              • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
                2·
                11 months ago

                Don’t police my tone.

                Don’t tell me not to police your tone while being a needless jerk.

                Argue the content.

                I did. It’s not sticking.

                Bye now.