Crowning Vic

“After each question, a pause followed. ‘Making decisions that affect many people requires a careful balance of data-driven insights and human empathy,’ VIC said in a male-sounding voice. ‘Here’s how I would approach it,’ it added, before ticking off a six-part plan that included using AI to gather data on public opinion and responding to constituents at town halls.” Do you have concerns about officials using AI to help make governing decisions? Well, how about cutting out the middleman and just letting AI be the politician? WaPo (Gift Article): Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming’s capital city. (It’s like self-driving cars. It sounds like a crazy idea until you consider how bad most humans are at driving.)