Memetic Capture: A Pluralistic Policy Framework for Governing AI-Driven Cultural Disempowerment
A new research paper introduces the concept of 'memetic capture' to describe how AI can subtly disempower humans by altering cultural values and preferences. The paper proposes a 'Cultural Pluralistic Governance Framework' (CPGF) to address this, combining influence metrics, democratic assemblies, and transnational coordination. The authors argue that a pluralistic approach is essential to prevent AI from accelerating cultural disempowerment. AI
IMPACT Proposes a new governance framework to mitigate AI's subtle cultural influence and potential for disempowerment.