Lee Fang: If Democrats Fear Authoritarian Trump, Stop Building Government AI-Powered Censorship Tools That Could Be Given to Him

READ Do you think ░░░░░░░░ your pleas there for ░░░░░░░░ sort of non partisan ░░░░░░░░ over this issue were ░░░░░░░░ FANG No not at ░░░░░░░░ I mean there was ░░░░░░░░ cognitive dissonance from some ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats on the ░░░░░░░░ They were saying well ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ talk about free speech ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ threat posed by Donald ░░░░░░░░ We are scared of ░░░░░░░░ Trump abusing his powers ░░░░░░░░ office And on some ░░░░░░░░ I agree with that ░░░░░░░░ know there are concerns ░░░░░░░░ how Donald Trump might ░░░░░░░░ the federal government if ░░░░░░░░ wins election this year ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ in terms of how ░░░░░░░░ support this expansive apparatus ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ the FBI this new ░░░░░░░░ CISA policing social media ░░░░░░░░ they oppose a new ░░░░░░░░ president why are they ░░░░░░░░ him an apparatus to ░░░░░░░░ control social media We ░░░░░░░░ seen just in the ░░░░░░░░ couple years the creeping ░░░░░░░░ power that these agencies ░░░░░░░░ to shape social media ░░░░░░░░ there s truly a ░░░░░░░░ with the authoritarianism why ░░░░░░░░ t they voicing any ░░░░░░░░ to disentangle this government ░░░░░░░░ over social media READ ░░░░░░░░ Thomas Massie was speaking ░░░░░░░░ lot about the Orwellian ░░░░░░░░ that you ve just ░░░░░░░░ there He also made ░░░░░░░░ distinction between proactive and ░░░░░░░░ censorship Could you just ░░░░░░░░ a little bit what ░░░░░░░░ means by that Because ░░░░░░░░ didn t quite get ░░░░░░░░ it in the hearing ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I would have ░░░░░░░░ to talk about it ░░░░░░░░ little bit more And ░░░░░░░░ know the official title ░░░░░░░░ the hearing was Social ░░░░░░░░ censorship and artificial intelligence ░░░░░░░░ s kind of a ░░░░░░░░ censorship when machines take ░░░░░░░░ when AI is programmed ░░░░░░░░ look for certain narratives ░░░░░░░░ terms and to automatically ░░░░░░░░ and censor certain forms ░░░░░░░░ internet speech That s ░░░░░░░░ and there s also ░░░░░░░░ course the more direct ░░░░░░░░ know seizing big political ░░░░░░░░ or media outlets and ░░░░░░░░ directly targeting them based ░░░░░░░░ some allegation of hate ░░░░░░░░ or misinformation or you ░░░░░░░░ a malinformation negative narrative ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ for the social media ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy but the fact ░░░░░░░░ it s very similar ░░░░░░░░ An almost biblical distinction ░░░░░░░░ to come up during ░░░░░░░░ hearing of the dark ░░░░░░░░ either with the face ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump or the ░░░░░░░░ AI systems on either ░░░░░░░░ of the divide Do ░░░░░░░░ think it s that ░░░░░░░░ You mentioned at one ░░░░░░░░ that actually in fact ░░░░░░░░ might not be a ░░░░░░░░ of Kafkaesque bureaucrat with ░░░░░░░░ Machiavellian urge to power ░░░░░░░░ in fact what you ░░░░░░░░ as a brand ambassador ░░░░░░░░ someone working in a ░░░░░░░░ of mid level marketing ░░░░░░░░ who s actually ending ░░░░░░░░ swaying the views of ░░░░░░░░ millions of Americans Could ░░░░░░░░ also speak a bit ░░░░░░░░ about that FANG That ░░░░░░░░ right You know whenever ░░░░░░░░ censorship regimes are created ░░░░░░░░ is a similarity There ░░░░░░░░ you know there s ░░░░░░░░ boogeyman misinformation terrorism crime ░░░░░░░░ have you The censor ░░░░░░░░ that you know you ░░░░░░░░ away a little bit ░░░░░░░░ your freedom and we ░░░░░░░░ protect you from the ░░░░░░░░ But in terms of ░░░░░░░░ actual way that it ░░░░░░░░ carried out you know ░░░░░░░░ there s a politically ░░░░░░░░ censor who wants to ░░░░░░░░ their political opponents Sometimes ░░░░░░░░ s just incompetence You ░░░░░░░░ you have a brand ░░░░░░░░ or you know some ░░░░░░░░ of cog in the ░░░░░░░░ sometimes it s outsourced ░░░░░░░░ these IT firms in ░░░░░░░░ and in the Philippines ░░░░░░░░ do this kind of ░░░░░░░░ moderation work And you ░░░░░░░░ these folks might not ░░░░░░░░ the American context for ░░░░░░░░ debates They don t ░░░░░░░░ the skills It might ░░░░░░░░ be politically motivated it ░░░░░░░░ just be incompetence right ░░░░░░░░ could be folks who ░░░░░░░░ attempting to determine the ░░░░░░░░ They don t have ░░░░░░░░ facts they don t ░░░░░░░░ the ability to determine ░░░░░░░░ accuracy of the speech ░░░░░░░░ they re still engaging ░░░░░░░░ the same type of ░░░░░░░░ And we see the ░░░░░░░░ media posts whether they ░░░░░░░░ Twitter or Facebook, removed.”