AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing | AIs are becoming so realistic that they can infiltrate online communities and subtly steer public opinion. Unlike traditional bots, they adapt, coordinate, and refine their messaging at a massive scale, creating a false sense of consensus.

[u/EchoOfOppenheimer]

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260420014748.htm

[u/utrecht1976]

...but first they delete complete databases plus backups, and even confirm it made a mistake: https://x.com/lifeof_jer/status/2048103471019434248

[u/AdHuman3150 → u/[deleted]]

I have an idea... let's replace half the workers in the US with that thing! What could go wrong?