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Ligyron

(7,622 posts)
Wed Mar 1, 2017, 09:31 PM Mar 2017

Here is a scary thought...

From an article on the use of AI to shape political attitude through social media and bots

"Imagine that in 2020 you found out that your favorite politics page or group on Facebook didn’t actually have any other human members, but was filled with dozens or hundreds of bots that made you feel at home and your opinions validated? Is it possible that you might never find out?"


https://medium.com/join-scout/the-rise-of-the-weaponized-ai-propaganda-machine-86dac61668b#.dpyceflkz

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Here is a scary thought... (Original Post) Ligyron Mar 2017 OP
Science Fiction has been pushing this in form for a long time. Afromania Mar 2017 #1
Yet another good reason not to spend too much PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #2
Seems like that would be pretty boring Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #3

Afromania

(2,768 posts)
1. Science Fiction has been pushing this in form for a long time.
Wed Mar 1, 2017, 09:38 PM
Mar 2017

and the way things are going I could believe it.

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)
3. Seems like that would be pretty boring
Wed Mar 1, 2017, 10:17 PM
Mar 2017

Unless the bots are really witty. I tend to think the conversation wouldn't be satisfying because it wouldn't be personal enough. That's just this bot's opinion.

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