Add that to deepfakes... Equally concerning is the near-certainty that governments and institutions will be unable or unwilling to combat these things in a way that doesn't undermine speech rights more broadly.
Though, there's one detail I feel the need to point out:
"Most Americans don’t seem to fully understand just how influential US cultural trends are. What happens in America doesn’t stay in America."
I would argue that is only partly true. Because from what I've seen, if it doesn't directly affect them, there's no shortage of Americans who simply don't give a damn.
AI is going to make it worse. Imagine a world where Steve Bannon can do his daily three hour podcast in a dozen languages simultaneously.
Add that to deepfakes... Equally concerning is the near-certainty that governments and institutions will be unable or unwilling to combat these things in a way that doesn't undermine speech rights more broadly.
Exactly.
Though, there's one detail I feel the need to point out:
"Most Americans don’t seem to fully understand just how influential US cultural trends are. What happens in America doesn’t stay in America."
I would argue that is only partly true. Because from what I've seen, if it doesn't directly affect them, there's no shortage of Americans who simply don't give a damn.
Which if you ask me is far worse.