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"Artificial intelligence will change so many aspects of society, largely in
ways that we cannot conceive of yet. Democracy, and the systems of governance
that surround it, will be no exception. In this short essay, I want to move
beyond the “AI-generated disinformation” trope and speculate on some of the
ways AI will change how democracy functions—in both large and small ways.
When I survey how artificial intelligence might upend different aspects of
modern society, democracy included, I look at four different dimensions of
change: speed, scale, scope, and sophistication. Look for places where changes
in degree result in changes of kind. Those are where the societal upheavals
will happen.
Some items on my list are still speculative, but none require science-fictional
levels of technological advance. And we can see the first stages of many of
them today. When reading about the successes and failures of AI systems, it’s
important to differentiate between the fundamental limitations of AI as a
technology, and the practical limitations of AI systems in the fall of 2023.
Advances are happening quickly, and the impossible is becoming the routine. We
don’t know how long this will continue, but my bet is on continued major
technological advances in the coming years. Which means it’s going to be a wild
ride."
Via
The RISKS Digest Volume 33 Issue 94:
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/33/94#subj8
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
