[ExI] Student creates AI tool for de-radicalization

[Adrian Tymes]

So how long until someone steals it and lets it go rogue (except doing it
on purpose)?

On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> This AI scans Reddit for ‘extremist’ terms and plots bot-led intervention.
> The PrismX tool assigns users radicalization scores and can hold
> covert conversations to try to reverse their views.
> By Eve Upton-Clark 05-23-2025
>
> <
> https://www.fastcompany.com/91340556/this-ai-scans-reddit-for-extremist-terms-and-plots-bot-led-intervention
> >
> Quotes:
> A computer science student is behind a new AI tool designed to track
> down Redditors showing signs of radicalization and deploy bots to
> “deradicalize” them through conversation.
> While PrismX is not currently being tested on real unconsenting users,
> it piles on the ever-growing question of the role of artificial
> intelligence in human spaces.
> -------------------
>
> As a 'proof-of-concept' tech, it should ring alarm bells.
> It means that any 'unapproved' opinion on social media could find
> themselves arguing with AI bots. (And AI bots are better at arguing
> than most humans). This could destroy any online discussion. When
> faced with a relentless AI that will never weaken, most people would
> just stop responding.
>
> BillK
>
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