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		lugu 36 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy Is it time to move away from directly elected representative toward topic-specific randomly pick representative? Would this help prevent operation to influenced opinion?

SketchySeaBeast 36 days ago | [–]

That feels like it'd turn most non-hot-topic decisions into noise, might as well flip a coin to determine policy.

Spooky23 36 days ago | [–]

We did this already here in the United States.

int_19h 34 days ago | [–]

Not really. Our representatives are still self-selecting for sociopathy before they even get on the ballot.

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