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Author Katherine Rundell criticizes AI's role in disinformation and authoritarianism

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Katherine Rundell, a writer and academic, has expressed strong concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on young people and society. She argues that AI's capacity to create widespread disinformation and destabilize shared reality makes it a tool that could be used to facilitate authoritarian rule. Rundell believes AI is detrimental to the minds and happiness of the youth, drawing parallels between AI's capabilities and the methods of authoritarian regimes. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about AI's potential to erode shared reality and facilitate authoritarianism through disinformation.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice about the societal impact of AI.

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Author Katherine Rundell criticizes AI's role in disinformation and authoritarianism

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "If you set out to design from scratch a tool to facilitate authoritarian rule, it would look exactly like AI. You would cherish it for its ability to destabili

    "If you set out to design from scratch a tool to facilitate authoritarian rule, it would look exactly like AI. You would cherish it for its ability to destabilise our shared reality and its creation of disinformation on a scale unprecedented in human history" # AI # Education # A…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/i-hate-what-ai-is-doing…

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