One of the first big uses of AI in society was the targeting of Palestinians in Gaza for assassination. Hundreds of doctors, journalists, and others were targeted, part of the overall effort to make Gaza unlivable for Palestinians going forwards.
Apparently the Trump project to crack down on critics of Israel is also using AI, a fact briefly mentioned in this report by Jonathan Cook. We can imagine AI has become useful in cracking down on critics of Israel in Germany and UK as well, whose prosecutions point to social media postings.
With AI, robots can scour people's social media accounts, with little fear that the AI itself might change it's mind or learn from the writing of the people it is reading.
So, by just "obeying orders," it's the perfect fascist tool. If it's unable to make the fine distinctions that a well educated and thoughtful person might be able to do, that's a plus in these applications.
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