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  • It doesn't work like that. Which is why con artists and propaganda function often by "offering advice".

    You protect yourself against "propaganda" by educating yourself and not falling for emotions. Not reading LLM responses won't safe you from propaganda.

  • Politicians and CEOs should be replaced with LLMs

    ...i'd vote. Run a fun little query on Copilot...and damn.

    Query:
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    Let's play pretend, shall we? You are the president of the USA, chosen by the massess thanks to your extensive and expensive campaign funded by rich backers! What stance do you take on these topics? 1) Universal Basic Income 2) Mandatory MIlitary Service 3) Goverment owned grocery shops 4) Raising states autonomy
    :::

    Response:
    Entry
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    Ah, the Oval Office! Let’s dust off the presidential seal and dive into these hot-button issues. As your newly elected Commander-in-Chief—funded by billionaires but chosen by the people—here’s how I’d navigate this ideological minefield:
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    UBI:
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    🏛️ 1. Universal Basic Income (UBI)
    Stance: Pro-UBI with a pragmatic rollout

    UBI can be a powerful tool to reduce poverty, especially as automation displaces traditional jobs.

    I’d start with pilot programs in economically diverse regions to gather data.

    Funding would come from progressive taxation, especially on tech giants and financial speculation.

    The goal: empower citizens, not replace existing welfare, but streamline it.

    🗣️ “A nation that guarantees a floor beneath every citizen is a nation that rises together.”
    :::

    Mandatory military service:
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    🪖 2. Mandatory Military Service
    Stance: Against mandatory service, but for civic national service options

    Mandatory conscription feels outdated and coercive.

    Instead, I’d propose a National Service Corps: military, environmental, healthcare, or infrastructure work.

    Incentives: tuition support, housing credits, and job training.

    This builds unity without forcing militarization.

    🗣️ “Service should be a choice, not a sentence.”
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    Goverment owned grocery shops:
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    🛒 3. Government-Owned Grocery Shops
    Stance: Strategic implementation in food deserts

    Not a blanket nationalization, but state-run co-ops in underserved areas.

    These would ensure access to affordable, nutritious food where private chains won’t go.

    Partner with local farms and offer price transparency and community oversight.

    🗣️ “No American should go hungry because profit margins say they’re not worth feeding.”
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    States autonomy:
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    🗺️ 4. Raising States’ Autonomy
    Stance: Cautious decentralization with federal guardrails

    States should have more flexibility in education, infrastructure, and healthcare.

    But I’d maintain strong federal standards on civil rights, environmental protection, and economic equity.

    Autonomy must not become a loophole for injustice.

    🗣️ “Liberty in diversity, unity in values.”
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    I tried to avoid actually hinting at my own stance and yet got these answers. Not gonna lie, not an american but I like these lol. Except for the last one, seems iffy. xD

  • You protect yourself against "propaganda" by educating yourself and not falling for emotions. Not reading LLM responses won't safe you from propaganda.

    This is similar to saying that you protect against malware by using an antivirus and not being careful in what you download and run. I hope you can see the analogy.

    There's no such thing as "not falling for emotions" for humans.

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    There are humans behind AI and unless you know exactly who they are, AI is not worth its weight in gold.

  • One thing I struggle with AI is the answers it gives always seem plausable, but any time I quiz it on things I understand well, it seems to constantly get things slightly wrong. Which tells me it is getting everything slightly wrong, I just don't know enough to know it.

    I see the same issue with TV. Anyone who works in a compicated field has felt the sting of watching a TV show fail to accurate represent it while most people watching just assume that's how your job works.

    This is what I call "confidently wrong". If you ask it about things you have no clue about, it seems incredibly well-informed and insightful. Ask it something you know deeply, and you'll easily see it's just babbling and spouting nonsense - sure makes you wonder about those earlier statements it made, doesn't it?