mdp2021
10 hours ago
The missing pressing question: "Why liars are not marked as scum".
And "Why is an idea such as «Politicians ... not in the truth business, but in the power business» tolerated".
And "What else does it take to see with concern what future will be brought by the current decadence".
Oh, and a minor corollary which could be especially relevant here, further to intellectual curiosity and towards largely common interests: "What would this framework bring matched with the enabling power of emerging technologies".
mdp2021
10 hours ago
And in fact, another article from the past few hours:
# AI Could Still Wreck the Presidential Election - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/09/ai-el...
> The freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment generally permits lying in political ads. But the American public has signaled that it would like some rules governing AI’s use in campaigns. In 2023, more than half of Americans polled responded that the federal government should outlaw all uses of AI-generated content in political ads. Going further, in 2024, about half of surveyed Americans said they thought that political candidates who intentionally manipulated audio, images, or video should be prevented from holding office or removed if they had won an election. Only 4 percent thought there should be no penalty at all