AI will soon be able to cover public meetings. But should it?

Re:AI will soon be able to cover public meetings. But should... by ThunderBee on Friday June 23, 2023 @02:22AM (#36443486)

I think having LLMs watch/listen/read and summarize public meetings and legislation could present a path to saner discourse in our society. It will (hopefully) be far harder for news organizations and bad actors to pollute the discourse around an issue when you can instantly query exactly what was said or written and, if needed, add context and expand the conversation.

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Re:AI will soon be able to cover public meetings. But should... by solardev on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:39AM (#36446690)

I don't think our public discourse is really steeped in truth or reality anymore, sadly. It doesn't really matter who said or did what when politicking and mass emotional manipulation win the day.

There's no lack of existing thoughtful analysis. It's just ignored more often than not.

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Re:AI will soon be able to cover public meetings. But should... by rchaud on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:35AM (#36447342)

AI is not the solution to saner politics. That is a cultural issue specific to the political and media landscape of America. No other country in peacetime has local politicians waving guns at the camera as part of an electoral campaign.

We can query exactly what was written and said today, most public meetings of state/national importance will have full transcripts. People in America aren't going to do the work of looking into any of that. It is easier to click the share button on a meme image and brawl in the comment sections.

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