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Can we replace politicians with robots ?

Accepted submission by AnonTechie at 2016-03-28 13:39:11
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If you had the opportunity to vote for a politician you totally trusted, who you were sure had no hidden agendas and who would truly represent the electorate’s views, you would, right? What if that politician was a robot? Not a human with a robotic personality but a real artificially intelligent robot.

Futures like this [gizmodo.com] have been the stuff of science fiction [gizmodo.com] for decades. But can it be done? And, if so, should we pursue this?

http://theconversation.com/can-we-replace-politicians-with-robots-56683 [theconversation.com]

Considering the US election process, what do Soylentils think ?


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