The better the tech, the better it can be used for good as well as evil purposes such as deception/scams, disinformation, mass surveillance, election manipulati

The better the tech, the better it can be used for good as well as evil purposes such as deception/scams, disinformation, mass surveillance, election manipulation, etc. It's not the tech that's wrong, it's the populace in democratic states losing more and more power, to the point where most of these systems can only be described as hybrid regimes anymore. The actual power does not lie with the voters but corporations, the mega wealthy, their various lobby groups and corrupt politicians. There is no monopoly of power exercised by elected officials and law enforcement respecting the constitutions, it's different groups and fractions fighting each other for supremacy. AI is just another tool at their disposal, of course they're making use of it. Guns can be used for protection as well as oppression. The internet can be about free information or about censorship and spying on users. We can live in digital Maoism or digital liberalism. It's up to the common people and for them to realize this before it's too late.