{"name": "Bobbie Johnson's Faking It", "short_name": "Bobbie Johnson's Faking It", "start_url": "https://buttondown.com/fake/archive/", "description": "Everywhere you look, it\u2019s fakes, frauds, counterfeits and copycats.  Nothing seems true. Reality is in crisis. So how does authenticity survive in the AI age? For more than 20 years as  a journalist covering technology, science and society , I\u2019ve been witness to the slow collapse of our sense of what is \u201creal\u201d and the rise of a culture of fakes. And with artificial intelligence accelerating this assault on authenticity, almost everything we make, consume and share seems up for grabs. I\u2019ve been researching a book on the nature of this collapse, looking for examples that help explain what\u2019s going on, and trying to find out what we can do about it. These are my ongoing thoughts. Why should I subscribe? If you have ever been slurped, cheated, or bamboozled by the postmodern infoblob, this email is for you. If you have ever been duped by an AI-generated image and felt that hot pang of shame; if you\u2019ve ever shared a story that you knew was too good to be true but did it anyway, this email is for you.  If you don\u2019t like being fooled, but you\u2019re tired of having to double check every single piece of information that comes your way? If you\u2019ve ever wondered  how the hell did we get here?  You get the idea. You\u2019re not alone. I\u2019m with you, and we\u2019ll find a way through it together. How often are you going to invade my inbox? Weekly. No more than that, I promise! And it\u2019s always free. And who exactly do you think you are? My name is  Bobbie Johnson , I\u2019m a journalist who has written for outlets including  the Guardian ,  New York Times ,  Wired , and  MIT Technology Review . As well as freelance writing and editing, I also run the non-fiction book subscription service  Curious Reading Club , am associate publisher of the science fiction magazine  Locus , and provide editorial consulting through my studio,\u00a0 Super Hyper .  And I am 99.5% real.", "icons": [{"src": "https://assets.buttondown.email/images/c6b82d80-b52c-4133-8576-6706253ce01b.jpg", "sizes": "any", "purpose": "any", "type": "image/png"}], "background_color": "#FAFAFB", "theme_color": "#4338ca", "display": "standalone", "orientation": "portrait-primary"}