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higginsniggins | 4 months ago

Ok, but If elections are decided by the small swing group, wouldnt that mean a small targeted impact from AI would could *more* effective not less? If all it needs to do it have a 1 percent of impact that makes a huge difference.

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keiferski|4 months ago

Yes, but I guess my point is that this is just another symptom of the polarization problem, and not some unique nightmare scenario where AI has mass influence over what people think and vote on.

So it matters in the same way that the billions of dollars currently put toward this small silver matter, just in a more efficient and effective way. That isn't something to ignore, but it's also not a doomsday scenario IMO.

ImPleadThe5th|4 months ago

I think the concern is that it will become a leading contributor to polarization.

Polarization is the symptom. The cause is rampant misinformation and engagement based feeds on social media.