AI Algorithms, Polarization, and Democracy's Toxic Breakdown #shorts

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]when you're asking the more fundamental question about the breakdown of democracy. I mean, there is nothing more toxic to democracy than polarization.

[00:00:07]One of my fears is that the algorithms with AI becoming better at knowing what to serve me in order to make me dwell, and therefore it creates more ad dollars for the companies. And so, I might not just be living in a fake reality, I might be living in a completely personalized one that's completely different from your own because as I went on my phone this morning, one of the things that one of the sections on my phone is suggested for you. Now, this is obviously showing me things that are based on my past viewing consumption.

[00:00:31]So, if I viewed this person having a fight in the street, I'm getting more people having fights in the street. So, now my perception is that everyone's having fights in the street. And and that means it's harder to connect to each other. We are very much, I mean, I think this has really happened already that we we live in our own algorithms.

[00:00:44]When you're asking the more fundamental question about the breakdown of democracy. I mean, there is nothing more toxic to democracy than polarization because if you live in a world where the people on the other side of the political divide aren't just your rivals and you don't just disagree with them about taxes, you know, but they are your existential enemies. And if they're in charge, then you know, the world ends.

[00:01:06]Then it's very hard to have a normal democratic debate or create a normal, you know, have a normal election.