Beyond the Deepfakes: The Real and Unexpected Ways AI Is Shaping Our Future
The AI conversation is stuck in a rut. We keep hearing about election-stealing deepfakes, disinformation campaigns designed to erode institutional trust...
The AI conversation is stuck in a rut. We keep hearing about election-stealing deepfakes, disinformation campaigns designed to erode institutional trust, and existential threats from runaway technology. Organizations from the Brennan Center for Justice to the Wilson Center have raised these concerns, and they're not wrong to do so. AI really could disrupt democratic processes. But the headlines miss the actual story. While we fixate on chaos and catastrophe, AI is already being deployed in ways nobody predicted. The most transformative effects aren't the ones making the news. This piece looks...