Beware the ‘botshit’: why generative AI is such a real and imminent threat to the way we live | André Spicer

Beware the ‘botshit’: why generative AI is such a real and imminent threat to the way we live | André Spicer

11 months ago
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/03/botshit-generative-ai-imminent-threat-democracy

Unless checks are put in place, citizens and voters may soon face AI-generated content that bears no relation to reality

During 2023, the shape of politics to come appeared in a video. In it, Hillary Clinton – the former Democratic party presidential candidate and secretary of state – says: “You know, people might be surprised to hear me saying this, but I actually like Ron DeSantis a lot. Yeah, I know. I’d say he’s just the kind of guy this country needs.”

Beware the ‘botshit’: why generative AI is such a real and imminent threat to the way we live | André Spicer

Wed Jan 3, 1:18pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/03/botshit-generative-ai-imminent-threat-democracy > Unless checks are put in place, citizens and voters may soon face AI-generated content that bears no relation to reality > During 2023, the shape of politics to come appeared in a video. In it, Hillary Clinton – the former Democratic party presidential candidate and secretary of state – says: “You know, people might be surprised to hear me saying this, but I actually like Ron DeSantis a lot. Yeah, I know. I’d say he’s just the kind of guy this country needs.”