Hacker News with Generative AI: Public Perception

Mark Zuckerberg's makeover didn't make people like him, study shows (techcrunch.com)
A study by the Pew Research Center found that Americans’ views of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg skew more negative than positive.
Public Perception, Social Media, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Research
17 points by blackeyeblitzar 7 hours ago | 8 comments
Are Americans' perceptions of the economy and crime broken? (niemanlab.org)
A responsible news media has a lot of jobs, but here’s one of the most important: giving audiences an accurate image of the state of the world around them.
News Media, Public Perception, Economics, Crime
59 points by bediger4000 27 days ago | 130 comments
Is Weight-Based Pricing the Key to Sustainable Air Travel? (unh.edu)
UNH researcher investigates public perception of controversial policies
Air Travel, Sustainability, Pricing, Public Perception
8 points by geox 65 days ago | 0 comments
CEOs struggle to process their new reality after the public glee (fortune.com)
United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on Dec. 4, 2024. The public response was generally not sympathetic.
Business, Leadership, Public Perception
12 points by rustoo 70 days ago | 10 comments
Trust in scientists hasn't recovered from Covid. Some humility could help (arstechnica.com)
Scientists could win back trust lost during the COVID-19 pandemic if they just showed a little intellectual humility, according to a study published Monday in Nature Human Behavior.
Science, Public Perception, COVID-19, Research
28 points by hn_acker 95 days ago | 81 comments
How the Silicon Valley elite manipulate the public (fortune.com)
The question is, why did we fall for Silicon Valley’s over-hyped and often messianic narrative in the first place?
Silicon Valley, Technology, Media Manipulation, Public Perception
14 points by redbell 156 days ago | 2 comments
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and the Silicon Valley Elite Manipulate the Public (fortune.com)
The question is, why did we fall for Silicon Valley’s over-hyped and often messianic narrative in the first place?
Silicon Valley, Technology, Business, Public Perception, Leadership
10 points by iancmceachern 158 days ago | 0 comments
Does everyone hate Google now? (arstechnica.com)
Google, Public Perception, Technology, Opinion
24 points by stalfosknight 199 days ago | 21 comments
Public perception of scientists' credibility in the US has gone down (phys.org)
Science, Public Perception, United States
15 points by therabbithole 236 days ago | 2 comments
Is Tesla's reputation ruined? It depends on who you ask (electrek.co)
Tesla, Reputation, Public Perception, Electric Vehicles
10 points by peutetre 291 days ago | 14 comments
My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die (bbc.com)
Tesla, Personal Stories, Lawsuits, Public Perception
48 points by bennyhill 306 days ago | 1 comments