“When social media was on the rise, most decisions were made by a small group of people with almost no oversight. Those people created platforms that helped us connect in new and exciting ways, but they also failed to anticipate the harm their tools could do. By the time it became clear, much of the damage had already been done. We can’t make the same mistake again, and the industry leaders I talk to agree. The stakes are too high.” — Obama

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This is ironic, because the greatest harm caused by social media has come from government interference, and our Three Letter Agencies are literally “a small group of people with almost no oversight.”

I believe the same will be true of government interference with #AI