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AI's new tower of Babel risks global social collapse
A warning is being raised that generative AI's ability to produce convincing but conflicting synthetic content could fragment shared reality, echoing the biblical Tower of Babel story in which language divided humanity. The argument holds that as machines generate endless incompatible narratives, societies may lose the common ground needed for collective decision-making, raising the risk of social breakdown on a global scale.
Why now: Fears about AI-generated misinformation eroding a shared reality are a growing topic of public debate.
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- AI's new tower of babel risks global social collapse · Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
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