[ExI] Student creates AI tool for de-radicalization

[ilsa]

Sad incursion of dehumanizing big foot. Sad situation of students as
pessimist police

Ilsa Bartlett
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On Fri, May 23, 2025, 5:22 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> 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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