We could stumble into AI catastrophe

Re:We could stumble into AI catastrophe by Joeri on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:04PM (#34373861)

I’m expecting even worse: heavily weaponized political influencing by AI bots. Brexit was won in 2016 by microtargeting ads on facebook based on individual profiles, and since then this has become a common strategy. Think of what a game changer it will be to have convincing AI bots engaging one on one with people online to give them exactly the arguments needed to make them vote the right way. The candidate with the best AI team is all but guaranteed to win.

This is not a matter of “if”, it is a matter of “when”.

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Re:We could stumble into AI catastrophe by yamtaddle on Friday January 13, 2023 @04:07PM (#34373887)

We're gonna have to choose between a free, semi-anonymous, international communication network, and democracy. Probably very soon.

I've long suspected China had the right idea here, and am, in this case, not happy to be proven right.

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Re:We could stumble into AI catastrophe by _nalply on Saturday January 14, 2023 @06:14AM (#34379314)

Care to explain more?

Especially what do you think China's idea is?

And also how that idea relates to, in your words but abbreviated, «choosing between a network and democracy».

Thank you.

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