Can the AI Generated GOP Discern Fact from Fiction?

I’ve noticed recently that no one much is using that Floridian word. Woke, wasn’t it? Pet Rocks didn’t last long either. Now this AI thing, it’s going to be a problem. Like Steph Curry is a problem. It’s not going away and it’s going to do things we’ve never even considered. But, it is going to have to have a leash. No kidding. AI is learning how to learn. The good news is, it does not have an ability to discern fact from fiction. It can only place words together one after another.

AI learns by seeing thousands and millions of images. If it misidentifies an item, the AI gods show it millions of images of the item in question so it can “learn” that item is a widget, for example. The AI gods, or you could call them programmers I guess, use this same method for prohibiting AI from certain activities like bomb construction explanations, or giving out addresses and phone numbers for anyone who asks. That’s how the current crop of AI gods and programmers behave.

One can easily foresee a different crop of gods and programmers doing rather more nefarious or perhaps more self-serving tasks. Because it can be done, the famed Mr. Murphy’s law will certainly come into play. If it turns out to be something not particularly wholesome, even Republicans may wish to pass some regulatory legislation. It would have to be really, really bad for that calamity to occur, I get that, but it already may be that bad. Hopefully, the AI gods and programmers can still manage the beast, but it’s growing, and will most likely overtake us before we even notice it’s here.

Everyone I know is pretty much fed up with the perverse politicians as represented by Margie, Matt, Scott, Andy, Ted, Josh, Lauren, and especially by the star of the show, Mr. MagaMike, who actually speaks for them all. These folks are representative of the problem which AI poses. Let’s say that in this next election the people of Margie’s district in Georgia get literally spammed by AI messages of Margie telling them that she has seen the light and can not believe she has been such an ass during her sojourn in congress, but she’s a changed Congresswoman and by the grace of God Almighty, she swears she will vote straight down the Democratic agenda. Then, it ends with a heart-wrenching discourse concerning how in her darkest hours, huddled in the Congressional chapel, the Angel of the Lord came and spoke to her about how her life must have more meaning than Target butt plugs, white furry jackets and calling poor Beetle Juiced Bobo a bitch on the Congressional floor.

See? It’s hard to tell if it’s me or if it’s Memorex, (it was before your time so google it.) AI can write something this believable or unbelievable in seconds and have twenty-five alternatives to boot, and every one of those alternatives would be just as believable or unbelievable as the one before. Now honestly, would Margie’s constituency be able to tell which one is real and which one is pure made-up bullshit? Well, before you get all settled on an answer, there is still the question of if they can tell when or if Margie the Cross Fit Trainer Congresswoman personality is real and when or if she’s Mother Marge the Sainted Georgian Peach personality. Well, I have trouble with that one myself, and I don’t really know about the folks she represents in Georgia. I’ve got to believe some common sense adherents live in Georgia. But are the majority of those folks AI savvy? Probably not, huh? So…I reckon the politicians on any side of any aisle are going to be riveted by the idea of regulating what AI can be allowed to do. And it could be wise to get that regulating done before the election in November. Maybe mark it as urgent, guys?

There is a fly in the ointment though. MagaMike and the Theocrats have that “pay the bills we all owe” date on their agenda for January and then again in February. I don’t see how those two necessary events can be navigated in a short amount of time. Especially since there are undercurrents of, “let’s shut ‘er down just on acountta we kin,” whispering in certain shadowy places by what has been reported as Shadow Wraiths. I don’t know if any of those Wraiths have the chutzpah to risk the shunning Matty Boi is experiencing after he pulled that stunt on Kevin. They ain’t happy down in Whoville. The excuse is going to be a certain indiscretion involving underaged girls, but the reason is because Matty upset the party apple cart and has continued to sow chaos by endorsing candidates other than those backed by the party. It’s not nice to mess with the party faithful. It’s not likely that everyone in Congress got cc’d on that memo to our Boi Matt, though.

With all that being said, (how’s that for cheese?), here’s a thought for the future which may be way more entertaining than real. At the moment, the Congress is made up of 221 Republicans and 213 Democrats, but Gorgeous George has lost his seat, and it is likely that a Democrat will replace him, which would make the totals 221 to 214. But Matt is no longer welcome because he does not play well with others. That would make it possibly 220 to 215. Then there is Andy. There are folks in Arizona who have doubts about the nature of a phone call he had with the then Secretary of State in Arizona about that election, you know, that phone call 45 had with the same Secretary guy in Georgia? Andy had the same one with the same guy in Arizona, and those folks out there would like a word. And what if Kevin were replaced with a Democrat as punishment for his dalliance with tanning and viagra as manly enhancements? Things do happen, and there’s a rumor that another congressman is of questionable health. If all that were to come true, it would be 217 to 218. And who knows what Kenny the Cheese is telling about other participants in that Jan 6 debacle.

I’m not holding my breath for any of that to happen, but then if I were AI, I wouldn’t know if it would happen or if it had happened, or even if “happen” even exists. I’d just be spinning a one-word-after-another yarn. I wonder if anyone in Congress could notice. You see, the weakness in all AI generation, is that AI cannot differentiate between fact and fiction. You and I can notice if something it says is not real if we pay attention to what we are listening to and remember that the story we hear is merely a set of instructions to string words together in averaged arrangements ordered to follow the instructions it has perceived to have been given, and within all the limits it can invent. Fortunately, the limits of AI are much more extensive than those we humans endure. Humans have the capacity to discern that which is real, as opposed to that which is fantasy, or maybe the correct word is artificial. AI was not endowed to have such an ability to discern.

I have to wonder if MagaMike and the Theocrats have the wherewithal to discern how their own thought processes function, much less how their thought processes differ from AI thought processes? That they can or cannot discern the difference is a pretty important issue, simply because it is highly likely that AI is going to influence the election coming up later on this year. It will make the influence that Russia had on the 2016 election out to be more akin to slapstick than spycraft. Because I am a long time fan of Mike and the Cats I’ll offer this tip. Unregulated AI is already going to influence your return to the Political Bigs this season. Here’s the tip. Learn to hit the curve.

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