new arbiter of truth op-ed: What happens when we start asking AI instead of each other?
By Kyle FindlaySouth Africa
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Asking chatbots instead of people shifts trust to opaque AI. We need to audit what each model ‘knows’ and make that invisible layer visible before machines become the uncontested arbiters of truth.
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- 32 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 20, 2026
- Byline
- Kyle Findlay
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- Daily Maverick