Conspiracy-adjacent narrative that’s currently trending online: that “AI is secretly running governments.” While there’s no evidence that machine learning systems are literally “running” governments in the covert, autonomous sense that conspiracy posts imply, the idea resonates because there’s a kernel of reality behind it — governments really do use powerful data systems and algorithmic decision-support tools in areas like surveillance, finance, and defense.

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