Comment on This figure illustration from an article on AI sycophancy and human behavior is the epitome of 2026

pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  That’s how wars are started. One dictator’s sycophants amp up that dictator’s already warped reality then another dictator’s sycophants amp up that dictator’s already warped reality. Next thing you know, entire populations of people are fighting and dying on behalf of some crazy asshole they will never even meet.

  Now it’s like every individual gets to be a dictator with a sycophantic mirror/calculator they carry around in their pocket.

  Pointing this out because it really seems like it should be obvious, especially given the complete lack of transparency of the most popular AI platforms, which are usually controlled by oligarchs with government contracts: AI without transparency is a ridiculously obvious tool for bad actors to target and manipulate/control entire populations using algorithms tailored for individuals within that population.

  Yes, it’s what already happened with most social media. But it’s also way worse because 1. It’s like each individual’s psyche becomes it’s own echo chamber, and 2. People believe the information they’re receiving is inherently more objective and trustworthy than information they could receive from any human. If the AI platform happens to completely omit, misinterpret, or just straight up hallucinate information, it’s definitely not intentional, just a bug that happens sometimes. You’ll just have to take the oligarchy’s word for it because again, there’s zero transparency.

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  • pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    i "must* applaud your response👏

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    • AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Thank you for reminding me my actions are justified 😉

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