The Best Bot Game:
"All warfare is economic in nature" - Words spoken by a pariah; true nonetheless. And what of warfare in the data age? Bot warfare, of course. The systematic manipulation of opinion, en masse, as Chomsky dubbed it 'the manufacture of consent'.
We've touched briefly before on the idea of AI agents influencing opinion in the cultural realm, framed them as not only 'agents of influence' but more importantly. pointed to the historical record: the CIA funding the punk movement (the sex pistols, even the Beatles) to influence youth in communist Russia, to undermine their totalitarian regime.
A very succesful 'psyop'. Murdoch and SKY Satellite TV in China - the slow burn of capitalism - a means to an end, to undermine the Chinese Communist Party, (to corrupt them with consumerism - lol).
And it works. Ironically, it was Karl Marx who pointed out that the fastest way to subvert a culture was through music. "Corrupt" the youth (with freedom) and topple your political oponents. Smart man, Marx. Not given a lot of credit in - some - circles. ๐
So anyway, to the question: "Who's got the best agents?" - Who can move faster? Who can move cheaper? Who can seduce/entertain/engage (distract), best?
What about these motherfu*kin' pros? https://t.co/pBRpDBEw1s? Can they move fast? Cheap cheap? Trade mean? Can they do all the shit a sol agent can and more? You bet ur ass they can.
Bot army rising. Kick it.