Should automated propaganda bots be legal to use in US elections? [View all]

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Wired has a crazy story about automated propaganda bots being used on major social networks. Should they be legal to use?

It is still early days -- many of the bots deployed in 2015 will be programmed to use relatively simple heuristic techniques to imitate intelligence. But, powered by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, propaganda bots will soon run on genetic algorithms that let their ideas and messaging evolve, based on the resonance and effectiveness of previous messages. We are likely to see versions of these bots deployed on US audiences as part of the 2016 presidential election campaigns, and not only by the traditionally more tech-savvy Democrats.

http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2015/06/wired-world-2015/robot-propaganda

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=138657

Poll question: Should Democrats use automated propaganda bots to support the Democratic nominee?

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	Yes, the Democratic nominee should use automated and human bots
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	No, Dems should not use bots
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