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The AI Politicians Would Like to Speak With You Now - Politicians are using AI doppelgängers to reach voters. It’s a trend that’s about to explode. (gizmodo.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Over the last month, some Spanish-speaking New Yorkers got a recorded phone call from Mayor Eric Adams speaking their native language. “Hola, soy el alcalde Eric Adams,” the mayor says in a monotone but flawless accent, before launching into a pitch for jobs with the city government. The truth is Adams isn’t multilingual, but he is a pioneer in the AI politics race.

In October, the mayor’s office said he’s been using AI to blast his constituents with millions of robocalls in languages he doesn’t speak, including Yiddish, Spanish, Mandarin, Haitian Creole, and Cantonese.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

An AI politician would probably do better than a human one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, that bar isn't that high really is it. Imagine if they actually kept their word!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

"The robot revolution will mulch everyone you care about."

At least they tell it to us straight and keep their word! They mulched my ma just yersterday!!