Summary:

1. Public conversation on the threat of AI to democracy lacks imagination and focuses on familiar risks.

2. Six milestones that could herald a new era of AI-driven politics, including acceptance of AI-generated testimony and AI-authored legislative amendments.

3. Possibility of an AI candidate winning an election seems implausible.

4. AI could found a political party and attract human candidates.

5. AI could generate profit and make political campaign contributions.

6. AI could achieve coordinated policy outcomes across multiple jurisdictions.

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#AIPolitics #FutureOfDemocracy #AIInGovernment #PoliticalPowerShift #TechnologyImpacts #AIandElections

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/08/political-milestones-for-ai.html