A new survey reveals that younger adults are willing to hand AI authority over government policymaking decisions and even sovereignty over the world’s largest military machinery. They want to give this authority to AI because they believe it is unbiased and without its own ambitions; therefore, it can be more trusted than individuals.
Crosswalk reported, “A new survey conducted by The Heartland Institute’s Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center and Rasmussen Reports found that 41% of young adults (ages 18-39) support giving advanced AI systems authority over government policymaking decisions.”
“The poll, released Wednesday, also found that 36% would support AI control over individual rights, including speech and religious practices, while 35% favored AI controlling the world’s largest militaries to reduce war deaths,” they further detailed.
Now, I don’t know about you, but to me, that is a stunning statistic.
The ‘AI Strongman’ Mentality
Donald Kendall, who is the director of the Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center (part of the Heartland Institute), said: “These results are stunning. What we are seeing is the early emergence of an AI strongman mentality among younger Americans. Younger generations are increasingly disillusioned with the failures of traditional institutions, so much so, that they are willing to hand control to artificial intelligence.”
“For many, the thought process is: These institutions are already so broken, corrupt, and ineffective, how could it get any worse if we were to put AI in charge?” Kendall emphasized. “These poll results illustrate an incredibly dangerous trajectory for any society that values personal autonomy and liberty.”
This is the trajectory of the antichrist—and it is an incredibly dangerous trajectory.
The article continued, “36% of respondents expressed support for a proposal that gives AI control over ‘rights that belong to individuals and families, including rights related to speech, religious practices, government authority, and property.’” By Mark Hitchcock
As the older more conservative and more traditional demographic either dies off or lacks the social and political clout to delay this trend, AI will become commonplace. One analyst commented that soon “most jobs will be lost once AI gets into full steam ahead mold. Lost jobs mean a disaster for the economy.” I concur wholeheartedly, even now there is a beginning of this happening. My daughter works for an information technology company, and they are beginning to see layoffs. This is a world wide company. Rh
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