A Peter Thiel-Backed Tribunal Is Putting Journalists on Trial. I’m Its First Target
Summary
Gary Baum investigates Objection, an AI powered private tribunal funded by Peter Thiel associates that aims to adjudicate the truth of journalistic pieces. The piece follows Baum's own trial and explains how Objection combines human investigators with AI models to issue verdicts, with options to boost visibility of findings. It also probes the ethics and power dynamics of private, profit driven adjudication in journalism.