On-topic: The politics of AI
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talkpoliticsWhen we talk about the politics of AI, the conversation usually goes straight to deepfakes, elections and whether a chatbot will persuade us to vote for the wrong candidate. Those are real concerns, but I think we are looking at the problem too narrowly.
The bigger political question is becoming: who controls AI? This is no longer some distant question for science-fiction writers. A handful of enormous technology companies are developing systems that increasingly influence what information people see, how businesses operate, how governments work and, potentially, how wars are fought. Meanwhile, elected governments are struggling to work out what rules should apply to technology that's changing faster than legislation can keep up.
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The bigger political question is becoming: who controls AI? This is no longer some distant question for science-fiction writers. A handful of enormous technology companies are developing systems that increasingly influence what information people see, how businesses operate, how governments work and, potentially, how wars are fought. Meanwhile, elected governments are struggling to work out what rules should apply to technology that's changing faster than legislation can keep up.
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