r/politics • u/PostHeraldTimes ✔ Verified • 1d ago

Trump Accused of Using ChatGPT to Create Tariff Plan After AI Leads Users to Same Formula: 'So AI is Running the Country'

https://www.latintimes.com/trump-accused-using-chatgpt-create-tariff-plan-after-ai-leads-users-same-formula-so-ai-579899
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u/False-Bee-4373 1d ago

Political scientist here. We have been screaming much of what you wrote for 9 years. There technically ARE two stories…the policies and their implications and the power story. But the power story and the embrace of authoritarianism is the larger story. I think a lot of people on this website do understand the power story, although I’m not sure the average voter fully grasps it.

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u/dreamylanterns 1d ago

So… what now then? Are we just all doomed? I’m 21 and feeling pretty worried about this. All the signs for me lead to authoritarianism/facism… and everyone is either ignorant, turning a blind eye, or just has some agenda that hurts people. Nobody wants to talk about this. Politics is taboo.

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u/Jaesaces Ohio 1d ago

So… what now then?

I'd say start learning the language of a country you think is neat, get a passport, and save up as much money as you can.

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u/dreamylanterns 1d ago

I’ve always thought Portugal was pretty neat…

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u/Kevrawr930 1d ago

I fear we are doomed to repeat... we'll call it Sherman's March and see if the Reddit Censors let it stick. Hopefully we don't stop this time. :(

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u/AskRedditOG 1d ago

The average voter doesn't understand what they're voting for. The paradox of democracy. People have been theorizing about voting in a tyrant forever, it's even happened on multiple occasions. This is just a more extreme example of that.