As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 228 Gyro

"Everyone's life will be difficult from now on. I guess we have to be more careful."

"Mr. Zhang, what's the matter? Is there any new news? Life has been hard enough these past few years compared to ten years ago. How much worse can it get?"

"Control has been tightened in recent years, but at least the money can be earned well. It used to be so hard to report news, but now? Just make up a few shocking headlines and traffic will come, and traffic is money.

Moreover, the tasks outside are easy to complete. As long as they can arouse enough discussion, you can get money.

From a business perspective, things have undoubtedly been much better in recent years.

But according to my sources, new mechanisms will be introduced in the future so that people will no longer be able to fabricate fake news.

It means the media should be responsible for what they say.”

The middle-aged man who was speaking said things that were detrimental to his own interests, but a hint of pride could be seen on his face.

He was obviously proud of the breadth of his sources.

The other middle-aged man sitting opposite him was obviously intrigued by him, but after a few seconds, a look of disdain appeared on his face:
"How else can we manage this? If we have to verify the authenticity of every piece of news, how many more civil servants will we need to recruit?

Although the government's finances have been better in recent years than they were three years ago, they are still not easy and money needs to be spent everywhere.

How could the government possibly spend so much effort on controlling public opinion and verifying every piece of news?
I guess it’s still the same as before, with the system screening news content and drawing lines so that you can only report within the rules and regulations. But no matter how advanced artificial intelligence is, it can’t judge whether the news is true or false, right?
In recent years, I have seen self-driving trucks driving on the highway, and ByteDance's news robots and Weibo's posting robots are becoming more and more advanced.

But if you want to be able to judge whether news is true or false, I don’t think even the Americans can do it, let alone China.”

“I don’t believe it either, but my source is very confident. He told me that the government will definitely rectify the current chaos in the public opinion field.

As for the specific means used, he was not in a position to disclose it to me due to confidentiality regulations.

But he dared to say that, so I still believed him. Many of the previous policy directions were not much different from what he said. "

“The question is how?
Have you ever thought about outsourcing this?

Reduce the number of news media, and then have outsourced personnel review the news content. Previously, it may be a sample review, followed by a comprehensive review.

It just so happens that it has been hard to find a job in recent years, and outsourcing has alleviated the employment pressure in society to some extent.”

“No, if it was about reducing the number of media, my friend would definitely tell me that, instead of asking me to improve the level of the people working under me.

Outsourcing is possible, but without reducing the number of media, how many outsourcing personnel are needed to do this?

Moreover, outsourced personnel who do news review need to have a certain level of discernment.

There are quite a few advanced black people nowadays, and it’s hard to tell if they don’t have some skills.”

The middle-aged man sitting opposite him laughed and said, “Haha, you don’t have to worry about that.

It is difficult to find workers in the manufacturing and construction industries.

There are a lot of college students who like to surf the Internet.”

The two mentioned above were former journalists. Although they have not been to the front line to report news for many years, they still have a sense of society.

Social perception and empathy are the basic skills for journalists, and veteran journalists will never forget them even if they stop working.

Of course, in the era of self-media, traffic is king. The most important thing is no longer these, but the ability to capture hot spots and play with public emotions.

Traditional journalists are no longer popular and are being eliminated in large numbers.

But there are also people who thrive in the new era.

For traditional media to switch to self-media, as long as their mindset is changed, most of them can easily make a living.

There are also many traditional media people who can take their careers to the next level if they can quickly capture hot topics.

The middle-aged men in the above conversation are all former traditional journalists who have done well in the era of self-media.

But every change in wind direction means that the ecology below must change accordingly.

"The News Research Institute of the Chinese ** News Agency and Kechuang Biology jointly developed the 'Truth' system"

“Can the truth system bring the truth to the chaotic public opinion world?”

"Science and Technology Biotechnology strikes again, Magician and China government jointly create a new brain-computer connection application"

“Can technology bring about fundamental changes in the public opinion community?”

China's official media was the first to release an explanation of the truth system, and clearly pointed out that it was Ke Chuang Biotechnology that provided technical support.

After the official Chinese report, public opinion was in an uproar.

Because the technology provider, Kechuang Biotechnology, has extremely high recognition in China.

Even if one day Ke Chuang Biotechnology came out and said that we are going to land on Mars tomorrow, Chinese netizens will be skeptical.

Because the scientific and technological innovation and biological industries that have risen at rocket speed in recent years have created too many miracles.

In the explanation of the Chinese official media, it was emphasized that the truth system is based on brain-computer connection technology and is the application of brain-computer connection technology at the psychological level.

As the No.1 in the field of brain-computer connection, it is normal for Ke Chuang Biotechnology to come up with this.

Use technical means to manage the chaos in the public opinion field.

The report was discussed on all social media almost immediately after it came out.

Not only can the authorities not tolerate the current situation, but as netizens, most of them are also fed up with having their emotions stirred up first, then having rumors debunked, and then having the situation reversed.

After several rounds of going back and forth, if anything is not clarified at the top in the end, it will not be able to gain the trust of the vast majority of people.

After so many twists and turns, the truth is ignored.

“How do you evaluate the truth system?”

Even though more and more knowledgeable big Vs have left Zhihu in recent years
But the forum is too naked, showing the truest side of oneself.

Weibo is the platform with the most chaos; Hupu is actually a variant of Tieba; Douban and Xiaohongshu are mainly for female users, mostly for venting emotions.

Zhihu is still the mainstream social media in China where the most objective analysis can be seen.

Just like no matter how much the live streaming platform promotes positive energy, it cannot escape from the relationship of skirting the law. This is determined by the original positioning of the product.

Questions about the truth system were pushed to the front page of Zhihu's hot question list.

A large number of bloggers expressed their opinions in it:

"For some self-media that rely on traffic for their living, and for people with ulterior motives, this has undoubtedly greatly increased the cost of their ability to influence the pace of development.

In the past, it took N rounds of rumor debunking, and even after N rounds of rumor debunking, circumstances had changed and folk rumors were still used instead of official reports.

The consumption of manpower and material resources is a small matter; the consumption of public credibility is a big matter.

With the truth system, whether it is a rumor or the truth, it can be resolved on the front line without the need for layer-by-layer investigation.

A simple matter has become a Rashomon, and every social event requires everyone's energy.

Not only the relevant people, investigation teams, and units, but even I, a bystander, get tired of it every time. If the truth system is as the official propaganda says, it will definitely be able to effectively avoid this phenomenon.

But there is one thing we should be wary of, that is, does the truth system have a background that can be modified?

Any system can be modified. Even if the real system cannot be modified, there will definitely be backdoors in the final application that can be modified.

Even if nine out of the facts published are true and one is false, once the false one is discovered, it will be the complete collapse of the entire credibility system.

At that time, no amount of explanation can make up for it. Can the users of the truth system respect the truth no matter what happens and not use public power to modify the system?
There is also a very crucial point. Sometimes even if it is the truth, part of the truth can be completely opposite to the whole truth.

Readers who like to read detective novels should understand what I mean.

Let me explain it briefly. For example, if a couple fights with each other, the man does hit the woman, but it was the woman who started it first, and she did it many times, so the man started it only because he could no longer bear it.

Such incidents are common, but if only one-sided facts are reported, such as that the man did hit someone.

If such one-sided facts are judged through the truth system, will they also be determined to be true?

If the situation I mentioned occurs, how can we avoid it in use?
I raise the above questions not because I am against the promotion and use of the truth system. I strongly support the use of technical means to curb the current chaos in public opinion.

I just want to remind the relevant parties to plug all possible problems in the promotion process and solve them all at once as much as possible."

As China's strength has been further enhanced in recent years, it has narrowed the gap with the first echelon in technology.

It has even surpassed China in a few areas.

As a result, China's public opinion field is becoming increasingly chaotic, with incidents that "explode" and then are inexplicably suppressed emerging one after another.

It happens often that the truth has not yet come out after twists and turns, and the masses are about to be turned into a spinning top.

Anyone who has a little understanding of the ecology of China's Internet public opinion knows that if the truth system is really as advertised, it will definitely be able to curb the occurrence of chaos to some extent.

“I am looking forward to the truth system and hope it can achieve the expected results.

Zheng Li is the world's most powerful expert in the field of brain-computer connection and also a magician. I believe he can consider the problem carefully.

I just hope that the subsequent truth system will not only constrain self-media and individuals, but also constrain public power.”

The above answer has the highest number of likes.

“I just checked and found out that a company called Xinhua Truth Technology Co., Ltd. was established just last week.

The company's shareholders are Ke Chuang Bio and **she. Among them, Ms. Li Miaomiao, the general manager of Ke Chuang Bio, serves as an independent director of Xinhua Zhenli Technology Co., Ltd.

Judging from **’s latest explanatory document, there is no doubt that this new company will be responsible for the daily operation and promotion of the truth system.

Like everyone else, Tianyanmei is very curious about how the truth system should be implemented at the specific application level.

However, I am still looking forward to this new initiative of Kechuang Biotechnology.”

Tianyanmei is the self-proclaimed name of Tianyancha on Zhihu. She is often active under major hot topics and analyzes hot events through corporate maps.

The comments in this answer are all:

"Miao Miao Goddess"

"My Miao Miao"

There is little discussion about the incident itself:
“It is estimated that the truth system will be implemented through cooperation with major social media.”

“I still believe that the products developed by Kechuang Biotechnology can achieve the expected results, but it is hard to say how they will perform in terms of execution.”

After the news came out, someone in America commented on the matter on his social media:
"I've had enough of fake news. Our media also needs a truth system!"

Before Musk acquired Twitter, he was already a big V on Twitter, with more followers than ever before.

After acquiring Twitter, the frequency of tweeting has increased even more than before.

He tweeted:
"Next time I go to China, I will definitely ask Zheng Li to open a Twitter account. Believe me!"

“Twitter also needs to introduce a truth system.”

In Jiangcheng, thousands of miles away from Gusu, Li Xulin looked worried after seeing the news.

As a veteran in the industry, although he is a science guy, Li Xulin, who likes to read history books, quickly smelled the scent.

That evening, news about the truth system on social media had already fermented sufficiently. After Li Xulin sorted out his thoughts, he called Li Miaomiao:
"Miao Miao, Dad mainly wants to talk to you about the truth system."

After receiving the call and knowing the purpose of Li Xulin's visit, Li Miaomiao felt very strange.

Because since Kechuang Bio went public, Li Xulin has never talked to her about specific work again.

Every time he went back or talked on the phone, Li Xulin would teach her the principles and methodologies of being a human being and doing things.

But they never talk about specific company-level matters.

Even if Ke Chuang Biotechnology mines the magic coin, Zheng Li uses the magic brain to become a wizard.

Li Xulin never asked a single question on the phone.

Today’s talk about the truth system is the first time that Li Xulin has inquired about the specific affairs of Kechuang Biotechnology since their listing.

In Li Miaomiao's opinion, the truth system is far less important than magic coin.

This was just a task that Zheng Li carried out in cooperation with the Chinese government.

She was just there to make up the numbers in the newly established company and would not interfere with the company's specific operations.

"Go ahead and talk. I'm listening." Li Miaomiao remained calm on the surface, wanting to hear what her father had to say.

Li Xulin paused and said:

"The truth system is good and makes sense, but it's clear that this thing has too much influence."

"The interests it affects will affect all levels of society."

Li Miaomiao: "I understand, so this is implemented by the authorities."

"We are only a technology provider and we do not participate in the actual operation of the joint venture."

Li Xulin sighed and said, "That's true. It's obvious that many people want to use you as a scapegoat."

"Whether in the official statement of ** Agency or in the publicity of major media, your company is placed in the main introduction position."

"In fact, you were only briefly mentioned as the technology provider, but all the news articles spent a lot of space introducing the technology provider and how advanced Kechuang Bio's brain-computer connection technology was."

"It's obvious that someone who did this specifically put you in a prominent position on purpose."

Li Xulin had lived too long, and he felt something was wrong when he saw the initial introduction to the system. Ke Chuang Bio appeared too frequently and was hyped too highly.

Although Ke Chuang Biotechnology is indeed awesome in the field of technology, the focus of the Truth System should be on this product.

(End of this chapter)