“Second, which is worse: artificial intelligence, or politicians exploiting artificial intelligence to further their ideology?”

Jim Treacher:

This isn’t just about Obama, although I’d sooner trust Edward Scissorhands to give me a prostate exam. Nobodyin government should have that much power over information. But I’m not comforted by the fact that the president of the United States is trusting this to an unelected functionary. I don’t want control over the robots going to the propagandist who convinced millions of people that “Yes We Can” was a winning message.