AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260420014748.htm

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arsCynic@piefed.social · 25 pts · 125d

Democracy has already been hijacked by the ultrarich.

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 125d (1 reply)

AI swarms could hijack democracy--on the behalf of the filthy rich--without anyone noticing, except the filthy rich.

They have names and addresses, they live on this planet, and they're fucking us over.

automator404@piefed.social · 5 pts · 125d

Exactly.

MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 125d (2 replies)

Will, not could.

Paper ballots, hand counted.

No other way.

grue@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 125d

It's not about the humans casting the ballots. It's about the AI propaganda manipulating the opinions of the humans casting the ballots.

arsCynic@piefed.social · 1 pts · 125d
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modernangel@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 125d

already hijacked, we noticed