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AI Protest in Montreal

53 points · 87 comments · hmokiguess

  1. jimmyjazz14 · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm really hoping AI does not become the next political culture war thing, but I'm afraid it probably already is moving in that direction; though it does at least seem that the dividing lines won't be red vs blue this time.
    1. Apocryphon · · focus · HN ↗
      Vaccines and 5G (remember European kooks burning down cell towers?) became political culture wars, so this is unlikely to be any different.
      1. mdp2021 · · focus · HN ↗
        Some phenomena are pushed from above, while others result from pure skepticism from below.

        "Vaccines and 5G" refer to direct health concerns; "AI" is a shorthand name for "what if" scenarios.

      2. red-iron-pine · · focus · HN ↗
        they became echo chambers because foreign agit-prop efforts got to them, hard, and the GOP needed to keep their base riled up to stay elected
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