Over the past 40 years, the world has changed in ways that were both dramatic and destabilizing. And now, we are trying to come to grips with the next stage, artificial intelligence.
I have welcomed the coming of digital technology. It made my life as a journalist easier. I can’t imagine writing a column during the pandemic lockdown without the help of digital technology. When I was starting out as a beat reporter, the top columnists had runners who gathered and checked information for them. Today, Google suffices when I want to check information. Or Viber or Messenger, if I want to clarify something from a news source.
The great danger posed by TikTok, other than gathering personal information and digital habits of its users, “is its potential to subtly manipulate the way we understand everyday reality,” an article in southasiajournal.net points out. “The platform’s algorithms, thanks to AI, can shape the final product to produce subtle effects that may not be immediately obvious.
We are on the same boat as the US. Almost half of our population, 49 million, are active TikTok users. Imagine the TikTok algorithm tailoring messaging to half of our population to give a pro-Chinese politician a big edge. This is a dangerous vulnerability for us, given the state of our relations with China today.
Technology has empowered criminals. Unfortunately, our government has proven inadequate in dealing with them. Apple on Friday said it would delay the rollout of its recently announced AI features in Europe because of"regulatory uncertainties"...
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