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We have had politicians using radio. We have had politicians using television. We have had politicians using Twitter. Politicians using large language and di
by mikrl 3y ago
We have had politicians using radio.
We have had politicians using television.
We have had politicians using Twitter.
Politicians using large language and diffusion models was only a matter of time.
- chasd00 3y agoconsulting firms: we're so happy we can hardly count!
- margalabargala 3y agoI agree that it was a matter of time, but I think there's an interesting conversation to be had about how each of those three technologies changed the way elections were run. Radio allowed for real-time, direct address to the people for the first time. Television allowed voters to see the candidates' faces as they gave speeches or responded to questions for the first time. Twitter allowed candidates to broadcast their thoughts and real time, and interact with voters' questions in real time. I don't think the question is whether language and diffusion models will be used politically; of course they will be. But, how will they affect and change the discourse as they are used? That's a conversation worth having.
- junofan 3y agoYou can just have LLMs rewrite all communications to follow the party line as part of an image and reputation management thing. Saves time. Campaigns can run leaner.
- zmgsabst 3y agoYou probably want to use that the other direction: Rewrite the party line into the vernacular and emphasizing the particular concerns of target voters.
- cm2187 3y agoGiven LLM are only trained on an english dataset, it will give some amusing results if politicians of non-english speaking countries try to do the same!