Posted 12/26/2023, 4:18:00 PM
AI's Growing Role Raises Concerns Over Weaponization, Manipulation, and Polarization
- AI has been presented as an existential threat, influencing how it's designed and used by governments
- AI is playing a major role in warfare through autonomous weapons like drones
- AI was used to manipulate voters and divide societies in the 2016 US election
- AI used for tracking COVID raised privacy and human rights concerns
- More research is needed to understand and manage the potential of AI to increase radicalization and polarization