Can AI-Generated Content Be A Threat To Democracy? --  Alena Kuzub, Northeastern University

Humans need to find ways where AI doesn’t shape choices they make or preferences they express, says John Wihbey, associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

 

 

Alena Kuzub -- Northeastern University

June 6, 2024

In the not-too-distant future, most of the information people consume on the internet will be influenced by artificial intelligence, a Northeastern expert says.

And while it is impossible to slow the use of AI, it is crucial to understand AI's limits -- both what it cannot and should not do -- and to adopt ethical norms for its development and deployment, says John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology.

If not, democracy is in jeopardy, Wihbey says.

Democracy today, he says, is a complex system of people collectively processing information to resolve problems. Knowledge and information that the public consumes play a key role in supporting democratic life.

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