AI like ChatGPT isn't dangerous to democracy
For now, the robots have left us unscathed.
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AI and Democracy
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: tried and Turing tested. Coming into the 2024 election cycle, generative A.I. was one of the main concerns for democracy watchdogs; its power to create deceptive text, images, and sounds at a rapid, unfettered pace seems ripe to spread misinformation. But of all the controversies and current events that have shaped the election thus far… A.I., somehow, might not be one of them.
Writer and social strategist Rachel Greenspan joins us to share what she’s hearing about the A.I. revolution that wasn’t.
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About the Author
Celeste Headlee is a veteran journalist, and the author of We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter. She’s devoted her career to reviving the art of productive discussion and debate in American life.
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