by admin | Apr 9, 2024 | democracy, Instagram, Internet News, Meta, News, politics, The Conversation, Threads
Meta’s Instagram and Threads apps are “slowly” rolling out a change that will no longer recommend political content by default. The company defines political content broadly as being “potentially related to things like laws, elections, or social topics”. Users who... by admin | Jul 14, 2023 | AI, courtrooms, democracy, Internet News, law, News, Other Tech News, robot judges, The Conversation
Science fiction’s visions of the future include many versions of artificial intelligence (AI), but relatively few examples where software replaces human judges. For once, the real world seems to be changing in ways that are not predicted in stories. In February, a... by admin | Jun 7, 2023 | AI, democracy, elections, Internet News, News, Other Tech News, The Conversation
Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways? Sen. Josh Hawley asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this question in a May 16, 2023, U.S. Senate hearing on artificial intelligence. Altman replied... by admin | Nov 10, 2022 | democracy, elections, Internet News, News, Other Tech News, Social media, The Conversation, Twitter
Here are two common ways of thinking about democracy in the online era. First, the internet is a liberation technology and will usher in an era of global democracy. Second, you can have social media or democracy, but not both. Which is more correct? There is no...