We're headed toward the first true AI election
This will be the first election cycle where AI is both a dominant policy debate — and a widely deployed political weapon.Why it matters: AI allows both candidates and bad actors to persuade and perplex with unprecedented speed, scale and precision in our elections. Watch what works, as those same techniques will likely be used against YOU.What to watch:Persuasion bots.
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This will be the first election cycle where AI is both a dominant policy debate — and a widely deployed political weapon.Why it matters: AI allows both candidates and bad actors to persuade and perplex with unprecedented speed, scale and precision in our elections. Watch what works, as those same techniques will likely be used against YOU.What to watch:Persuasion bots. Campaigns are training text bots to hold back-and-forth conversations in their candidate's voice. Some voters engage for HOURS, granting precise knowledge of what ideas and language move them most.
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- This will be the first election cycle where AI is both a dominant policy debate — and a widely deployed political weapon.Why it matters: AI allows both candidates and bad actors to persuade and perplex with unprecedented speed, scale and precision in our elections. Watch what works, as those same techniques will likely be used against YOU.What to watch:Persuasion bots.
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We're headed toward the first true AI election
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