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What?

Consultant32452 6y ago
The AI determines which political articles and posts you see. The AI determines if you get reminded to register/vote. At the extremes the AI has a very strong impact on whether you believe Obama is a secret Muslim or Trump is a Russian asset.
- wizzwizz4 6y ago
  Which means people best able to play people to increase the "this post is good" score of the AI will sway the election results. It's not enough to control them, but I'd imagine you can tip a close election by 10% or so.
  - Consultant32452 6y ago
    Dr. Robert Epstein has done some research on this and has testified before Congress about it. Here's one article. https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-google-search-bias-elections-20190322-story.html https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-google-search-bia...
    - wizzwizz4 6y ago
      Reality has a left-wing bias. It's not surprising that people who research things drift away from right-wing rhetoric.
      - throwaway3699 6y ago
        Not reality, but definitely the media we consume. It's no wonder those Search results skew left when most news articles do too.
      - bordercases 6y ago
        "Objective absolute indifferent thing, has bias towards patchy intersubjective historically situated thing" sounds a lot less catchy when you unpack it.
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        wizzwizz4 6y ago
        It's a joke. Mainstream right-wing socioeconomic theories are falsified by reality more often than mainstream left-wing socioeconomic theories. (Of course, left-wing v.s. right-wing is a bad way to judge a socioeconomic theory; better to check whether it's right.)
cannabis_sam 6y ago
Most people in democracies are entrenched into two blocks (even in European multiparty systems), and AI/ML/statistical methods/mathematical optimization allows interested groups to target the people inbetween the blocks. And based on their personality profile you can goad them to one side or the other with targeted advertising. (I’m not making any claims about where or how or how much these things are happening.)
- PoignardAzur 6y ago
  I'm French and this comment really doesn't reflect our political landscape.

What?

The AI determines which political articles and posts you see. The AI determines if you get reminded to register/vote. At the extremes the AI has a very strong impact on whether you believe Obama is a secret Muslim or Trump is a Russian asset.

wizzwizz4 6y ago
Which means people best able to play people to increase the "this post is good" score of the AI will sway the election results. It's not enough to control them, but I'd imagine you can tip a close election by 10% or so.
- Consultant32452 6y ago
  Dr. Robert Epstein has done some research on this and has testified before Congress about it. Here's one article. https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-google-search-bias-elections-20190322-story.html https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-google-search-bia...
  - wizzwizz4 6y ago
    Reality has a left-wing bias. It's not surprising that people who research things drift away from right-wing rhetoric.
    - throwaway3699 6y ago
      Not reality, but definitely the media we consume. It's no wonder those Search results skew left when most news articles do too.
    - bordercases 6y ago
      "Objective absolute indifferent thing, has bias towards patchy intersubjective historically situated thing" sounds a lot less catchy when you unpack it.
      - deleted 6y ago
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      - wizzwizz4 6y ago
        It's a joke. Mainstream right-wing socioeconomic theories are falsified by reality more often than mainstream left-wing socioeconomic theories. (Of course, left-wing v.s. right-wing is a bad way to judge a socioeconomic theory; better to check whether it's right.)

cannabis_sam 6y ago

Most people in democracies are entrenched into two blocks (even in European multiparty systems), and AI/ML/statistical methods/mathematical optimization allows interested groups to target the people inbetween the blocks. And based on their personality profile you can goad them to one side or the other with targeted advertising. (I’m not making any claims about where or how or how much these things are happening.)

PoignardAzur 6y ago
I'm French and this comment really doesn't reflect our political landscape.