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by unity1001 1190 days ago
> a set of attacks on our society, against which we have little experience and almost no defense... In specific, I believe the 2024 election cycle in the US will be decided by AI

Hell no. You are probably thinking about things like 'misinformation'. Let me tell you that all such concerns are totally unfounded:

People just buy into whatever already fits their existing bias. Even if they are lies or proven lies. They don't care if something was a lie. If there is more stuff that confirms their existing bias, they will shout louder. If there is less, they will shout less. But they will still vote the same way.

So when the 2024 elections happen and there is a lot of misinformation, everyone will just buy into ! whatever ! confirms their existing bias - be it truth or be it a lie - and vote in the exact same manner they were going to do before that misinformation.

While this reduces the concerns about misinformation and/or the effects of the AI, it also suggests that objective politics is difficult because people are not affected by facts, truth, or even their own prior experiences.

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Well-crafted fear can definitely shift a person's existing bias.