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Steffen H's avatar

Iranian, Russian or Hamas agents using those tools to manipulate populations in countries that are defenseless against such misinformation seems not the smartest thing to do. AI itself is not inherently good or bad. Government has a role to ensuring that people are protected from the worst scenarios such tools could be used and to defend us against state-sponsored or otherwise powerful evil actors that want to destroy our liberal democracies.

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Hot Dang's avatar

Why ANYONE would stump for more government control (or role; read, yet more regulation) is beyond me. I like letting me determine what's real or not. Besides, the Genie is outta the bottle now. Good luck asking it to put itself back in there!!

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Steffen H's avatar

You likely also oppose government regulation for clean water and air or undervalue the necessity of a government-run military to defend against foreign threats. Surely, you and your gun are sufficient to protect your home in case of invasion.

If this isn't the case, you should recognize why a democratically elected government should implement regulations to shield citizens from dangers posed by foreign adversaries or malicious use of AI and social media.

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