bellisarius
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but they aren't the problem.
Social Media is.
From the link;
The trend is well established now, social media is censoring on the basis of their own agenda. As they are private companies they can do as they please...........for now anyway. But as with all decisions there are consequences to be paid.
They cannot stop the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, or anyone else for that matter, from using their platforms to try to shape opinion. And to make matters worse they are leaving a portal open for those very same players as long as the content agrees with their agenda.
Much to their chagrin congress is going to act eventually. What form that legislation will take is anyone's guess at this time, but act they will. The democrats are all foaming at the mouth over Russia. Whether that's real or feigned for political reasons doesn't matter. The republicans are all bent out of shape over the patently prejudice censorship. When you have both sides of the aisle out for your head something is going to happen. And when it does another nail is going to be driven into the coffin of Free Speech. Whatever action congress takes is going to end up before the SCOTUS and where they fall is going to be interesting.
The Internet, and the computer revolution in general, are the latest subjects of an interplay that began long ago between Verne and Wells. Verne saw nothing but the silver lining whilst Wells saw the dark clouds. In the end both of them were right. We are enjoying the benefits of all the bright and shiny things Verne wrote about. Just as we are grappling with all of the dark consequences that Wells foresaw.
The problem, as I see it anyway, is we're on an ever accelerating technology curve. The advances AND the consequences are occurring at a rate beyond societies ability to absorb and deal with either. Social media is just one aspect of the challenges that society is gong to have to deal with. To restate the issue in a different way, we, as a species, cannot evolve fast enough to keep up with the world we're creating for ourselves. And to that extent I agree with Elon, AI has all the potential to bring about the end of the human species. Perhaps "The Terminator" wasn't all that far off.
Social Media is.
From the link;
(link in article)
The trend is well established now, social media is censoring on the basis of their own agenda. As they are private companies they can do as they please...........for now anyway. But as with all decisions there are consequences to be paid.
They cannot stop the Russians, Chinese, Iranians, or anyone else for that matter, from using their platforms to try to shape opinion. And to make matters worse they are leaving a portal open for those very same players as long as the content agrees with their agenda.
Much to their chagrin congress is going to act eventually. What form that legislation will take is anyone's guess at this time, but act they will. The democrats are all foaming at the mouth over Russia. Whether that's real or feigned for political reasons doesn't matter. The republicans are all bent out of shape over the patently prejudice censorship. When you have both sides of the aisle out for your head something is going to happen. And when it does another nail is going to be driven into the coffin of Free Speech. Whatever action congress takes is going to end up before the SCOTUS and where they fall is going to be interesting.
The Internet, and the computer revolution in general, are the latest subjects of an interplay that began long ago between Verne and Wells. Verne saw nothing but the silver lining whilst Wells saw the dark clouds. In the end both of them were right. We are enjoying the benefits of all the bright and shiny things Verne wrote about. Just as we are grappling with all of the dark consequences that Wells foresaw.
The problem, as I see it anyway, is we're on an ever accelerating technology curve. The advances AND the consequences are occurring at a rate beyond societies ability to absorb and deal with either. Social media is just one aspect of the challenges that society is gong to have to deal with. To restate the issue in a different way, we, as a species, cannot evolve fast enough to keep up with the world we're creating for ourselves. And to that extent I agree with Elon, AI has all the potential to bring about the end of the human species. Perhaps "The Terminator" wasn't all that far off.
