{"id":1862,"date":"2025-11-19T14:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:14:36","slug":"thoughts-about-your-future-as-an-employee-or-volunteer-at-true-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/thoughts-about-your-future-as-an-employee-or-volunteer-at-true-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts About Your Future (As An Employee or Volunteer) at True Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"I wanted to take a moment to address something that a few of you may be quietly wondering.\r\n\r\nI was scrolling Youtube shorts the other day, and Elon Musk popped up saying this:\r\n\r\n<iframe title=\"Elon Musk Warns Joe Rogan About AI Takeover\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PCsdtMDFFJ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n\u201cIf AI is evolving so quickly (like we saw in our last session)\u2026 does a project like True Observer or similar agencies still have a future?\u201d\r\n\r\nWell\u2026 my gut says \u201cyes\u201d.\r\n\r\nTrue Observer isn\u2019t about doing what AI does better and faster. We saw processes and analysis done in a matter of seconds. And we are not yet a multinational with unlimited capital to invest in R&amp;D. Imagine what those are doing right now and what will be able to do soon. Wow&#8230;\r\nWhat we do is far more genuine. It\u2019s about interpreting human behaviour, recognising manipulation, understanding cultural context, and taking responsibility for the accuracy and ethics of what we report. That\u2019s the creative side of this work. The right-brain thinking I\u2019m so passionate about.\r\n\r\nAI can support us, for sure. It can and should accelerate some processes, and help us filter information faster\u2026\r\nBut it cannot (yet):\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>certify a chain of custody<\/li>\r\n \t<li>assess reputational meaning in the real world<\/li>\r\n \t<li>understand the emotional impact of online harassment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>judge intent, nuance or cultural subtext<\/li>\r\n \t<li>take legal responsibility for evidence<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThat part will always require human judgement, empathy, and integrity. That\u2019s exactly what you bring to this project.\r\n\r\nTrue Observer doesn\u2019t want to compete with AI. We are planning to take you to a journey where all of us will become aware of that human layer that keeps AI accountable. The \u201cverification standard\u201d (let\u2019s call it that way) that organisations, journalists, courts and victims can trust.\r\n\r\nYour role as volunteers and future agents is not disappearing, but evolving.\r\nYou are not here to do repetitive tasks that machines can replicate.\r\nYou are here to validate, interpret and give meaning to what machines cannot understand.\r\n\r\nAnd that difference is everything.\r\n\r\nThank you for staying committed, curious and ethical in a moment where the world needs exactly that.\r\nYou are all doing amazingly well. It makes me very happy to see you wanting to be part of it. It truly does.\r\n\r\nIf you ever have doubts, reach out. We are in this together.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to take a moment to address something that a few of you may be quietly wondering. I was scrolling Youtube shorts the other day, and Elon Musk popped up saying this: \u201cIf AI is evolving so quickly (like we saw in our last session)\u2026 does a project like True Observer or similar agencies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":1865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,67],"tags":[71,73,74],"class_list":["post-1862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-osint","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-opensourceintelligence","tag-osint"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1862"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445,"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions\/2445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trueobservermedia.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}