US EditionExperts Are Warning That ‘AI Swarms’ Could Spark Disruptions to Democracy
Experts warn AI swarms can autonomously coordinate and adapt to sway elections and erode democratic trust through large-scale disinformation campaigns, Science journal reports.
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Researchers describe in the journal "Science" a next level of disinformation: coordinated "AI swarms" that adapt, infiltrate groups and create artificial consensus – with potentially strong influence on public discourse.
Researchers are warning of a next generation of online disinformation fueled by so-called "artificial intelligence." Obvious copy-and-paste bots will likely be replaced by coordinated communities of "AI swarms," according to an international research team that has now published its findings in the journal "Science." These AI-driven fleets can adapt in real time, infiltrate groups, and create a widespread appearance of consensus. A chorus of seem…
AI bot swarms threaten to undermine democracy...
AI bot swarms can fake large groups of people and trick us into thinking false ideas are popular. This harms democracy because real voices get lost among fake ones. To fight this, we need better tools, rules, and transparency to spot and stop these fake groups. ORIGINAL LINK: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/ai-bot-swarms-threaten-to-undermine?triedRedirect=true
AI Bot Swarms Spread Adaptive Disinformation, Undermining Elections and Democracy
AI bot swarms, powered by advanced generative models, are flooding social media with adaptive disinformation, mimicking human interactions to undermine elections and public trust. Evolving from past campaigns, they pose severe threats to democracy. Urgent regulatory, technological, and educational measures are essential to counter this digital menace.
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