The alt-right (distinct from traditional far-right) has emerged from the political radicalization of legions of loners on online msg boardshttps://twitter.com/fchollet/status/861245948214693890 …
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So this is not a crazy question: how much is opportunistic co-opting of a natural emergent phenomenon, how much was deliberately planned?
It's important to ask these questions today, because tomorrow AI will make these ops far cheaper and more scalable. Less trolls, more bots
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Not to mention, far more effective, via real time optimization of both the message and its delivery modes (see: programmatic ads)
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This is the one AI safety problem I have been extremely concerned about since 2015. And it's more urgent than "overpopulation on Mars".
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Great thought!
This is already happening btw: Content that is churned out to appeal to crazy ideologies. Next 
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It gives a whole new dimension to the quote, a pen is mightier than the sword.
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