Authoritarianism Through Convenience

Impact, an app that describes itself as “AI-powered infrastructure for shaping and managing narratives in the modern world,” is testing a way to organize and activate supporters on social media in order to promote certain political messages. The app aims to summon groups of supporters who will flood social media with AI-written talking points designed to game social media algorithms.

GenAI talking points, don’t think about what you’re saying, let the algorithm think and speak for you. This is one step away from don’t think at all, let the algorithms think the “right” things for you. Authoritarianism through convenience. Dead Kennedy’s were right, America is Give me Convenience or Give me Death.