Opinion | Political Campaigns Have No Idea What’s About to Hit Them

This piece on AI and political campaigns is more balanced than some, but it's still not really accounting for the fact that AI isn't really the delivery channel for political information. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

Political Campaigns Have No Idea What’s About to Hit Them www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

"AI is driving a major upheaval in politics that will alter the substance and the character of campaigns." NYT extensively quotes Defend Democracy's "Curated Reality: How AI Is Reshaping Human Agency" Here's the original: defenddemocracy.eu/ai-human-age... www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

A very thorough piece on the influence of AI on political campaigns. #ai #uspol (gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/opinion/political-campaigns-artificial-intelligence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.5veU.5tHMuu3bX0Ga&smid=nytcore-ios-share

The next major election- the midterms- is pregnant with the expectations of an electorate that is tired of Trump's brand of chaos and greed. It will be the first major election in which AI will have a very large role in the outcome. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

Political Campaigns Have No Idea What’s About to Hit Them: For better or worse, artificial intelligence is driving a major upheaval in American politics that will alter the substance and the character of campaigns. (Thomas B. Edsall, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

Can conversations with chatbots upend political campaigns? In an new op-ed by Thomas Edsall, @sgonzalezbailon.bsky.social urges caution: lab findings on AI persuasion have "very specific scope conditions" and may not reflect how people encounter info in the wild: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

"We have placed a Trojan horse (the cellphone) in the palm of everyone’s hand that provides direct access to the minds of millions addicted to bot- and algorithmic- and now A.I.-driven information flow

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Political campaigns have no idea what's about to hit them www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

“We have empowered a handful to become fabulously wealthy billionaires who build platforms and tools to keep us addicted to hours of doomscrolling through bots, deepfakes and algorithmic-driven choices.” - Joe Trippi www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

Political Campaigns Have No Idea What’s About to Hit Them Gift Link www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

No use of #AI in #politics, let alone #Argentine politics www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o... My take here nkozphoto.com/index.php/20... #milei #argentina #trump #donaldtrump #tech #writing #cognition #philosophy #psychology #education #humanities #journalism

Artificial intelligence is driving a major upheaval in US politics that will alter the substance & character of campaigns. AI has emerged as a powerful political tool with potential either to improve the quality of decision-making on Election Day or do the opposite... www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

Nada assustador.

"In other words, metaphorically speaking, politics and other systems of information dissemination are holding onto the tail of a 16-foot crocodile that grows longer, stronger and hungrier by the day." (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

"In other words, metaphorically speaking, politics and other systems of information dissemination are holding onto the tail of a 16-foot crocodile that grows longer, stronger and hungrier by the day." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

Interesting questions, with no certain answers. The most concerning idea was near the end, where the tech lords use AI to place limits on the range of information placed in our "feeds", a way 2 push opinions! Political Campaigns Have No Idea What’s About to Hit Them www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

“AI will be used to manipulate & influence voters & citizens to stoke political division & further erode community & democracy. We placed a Trojan horse in the palm of everyone’s hand that provides direct access..to bot, algorithmic & now AI driven information flow” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

Political Campaigns Have No Idea What’s About to Hit Them www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

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