Amanda Silberling

Amanda Silberling is a reporter at TechCrunch, where she covers social media and consumer tech. With experience writing about internet culture for outlets like Polygon, MTV, Business Insider, NPR, and the AV Club, Amanda brings a unique perspective to her coverage. She co-hosts the podcast 'Wow If True' which explores viral phenomena. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Amanda worked as a grassroots organizer, museum educator, and film festival coordinator. Based in Philadelphia, she holds a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and was a Princeton in Asia Fellow in Laos. Her work can be found on her personal website or on Twitter at @asilbwrites.

Biography:  https://techcrunch.com/author/amanda-silberling/

78%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Google's AI has given dangerous advice in some cases, such as incorrect information about treating a rattlesnake bite or misidentifying a poisonous mushroom as a common white button mushroom.
  • Google's new AI search feature provides incorrect and humorous responses, pulling information from comedy blogs and unconventional sources.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • Despite the high-profile nature of these flaws, tech companies often downplay their impact.
  • This is an incredible blunder.
  • To Google's credit, a lot of the errors that are circulating on social media come from unconventional searches designed to trip up the AI.

Recent Articles

Google's New AI Search Feature: The Pizza Glue Incident and the Importance of User Feedback

Google's New AI Search Feature: The Pizza Glue Incident and the Importance of User Feedback

Broke On: Thursday, 23 May 2024 Google's new AI search feature, AI Overviews, has generated incorrect responses for some queries, such as suggesting to add glue to pizza sauce. While most summaries are accurate, errors like these can serve as valuable feedback for companies developing AI. The incident highlights the importance of skepticism and fact-checking when using AI-generated information.