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Prepare to Get Manipulated by Emotionally Expressive Chatbots (www.wired.com)

submitted 6 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Apparently it’s easier than y’all thought, to manipulate voters.

Invoking prior bias is a classic method for social manipulation. If you're already predisposed to believe or agree with a statement, I can manipulate you by framing my message as being supportive of said statement.

"Don't be weak and gay" plays into a chauvinist attitude common to American conservatives. Bots that identify you as an American conservative can feed you these messages while attempting to sell you consumer products or influence your understanding of politics. Meanwhile, a bot that identifies you as an American liberal can queue up a different pro-LGBT or anti-bullying pastiche to advocate for the same product or political message.

In the end, we can give everyone their own unique lobbying campaign intended to get them to rally around the same identical set of consumer choices and policy views.

Take Israel. Conservatives can support Israel because of the Based Chad IDF destroying those weak soy Arab losers. Liberals can support Israel because they've got Girl Power LGBT officers taking the fight to the hateful ultra-macho Hamas terrorists. Centrists can appreciate the rational technocracy of the World's Most Efficient Military. Far-Left can support the Kibitzes. Far-Right can support the white nationalists. Even people who hate one another can agree they all love Israel.

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