Part 10/12:
Commentators warn about the potential for AI to create deepfakes, fake news, and manipulated media that erode trust and distort reality. Concepts like paradoxical AI punishment schemes (e.g., Roko's Basilisk) become metaphors for larger anxieties about AI control.
There's also concern that AI will exacerbate societal divisions—favoring certain narratives, suppressing dissent, or amplifying misinformation—leading to an unprecedented challenge for societal cohesion and individual agency.