Does AI "Threaten to Undermine Democracy" or is it already way too Broken?
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A recent paper warns how AI bot swarms "threaten to undermine" democracy.
"Where the f#@$ have you been?".
In this deep-dive rant, we look past the AI hype to explore why American democracy was undermined long before LLMs entered the chat. From the foundational flaws of the Constitution to the rise of partisan talk radio in the 80s, our current "information bubbles" are just a technological progression of a much older problem.
But in the most Dismal of Slop, there might be a slim hope...
0:00 A Springboard for a Rant
1:20 "Threaten" Democracy? WAY Too Late
2:46 The Foundational Lie of the Constitution
4:48 How Talk Radio Broke the Mid-90s
6:15 Left vs. Right: The Propaganda Bubble
7:35 Cruelty & Cowardice, vs Complicity & Incompetence
8:27 The Slim Hope in "AI Slop"
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A recent paper warns how AI bot swarms "threaten to undermine" democracy.
"Where the f#@$ have you been?".
In this deep-dive rant, we look past the AI hype to explore why American democracy was undermined long before LLMs entered the chat. From the foundational flaws of the Constitution to the rise of partisan talk radio in the 80s, our current "information bubbles" are just a technological progression of a much older problem.
But in the most Dismal of Slop, there might be a slim hope...
0:00 A Springboard for a Rant
1:20 "Threaten" Democracy? WAY Too Late
2:46 The Foundational Lie of the Constitution
4:48 How Talk Radio Broke the Mid-90s
6:15 Left vs. Right: The Propaganda Bubble
7:35 Cruelty & Cowardice, vs Complicity & Incompetence
8:27 The Slim Hope in "AI Slop"
Sources in Pinned Comment (they won't fit in this box)
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