On Wednesday, Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă began a Government meeting demonstrating an artificial intelligence (AI) project designed by Romanian researchers and teachers. It’s called “Ion” and was intended “to help us to be able to help Romanian citizens, informing the Government in real-time with the proposals, and the problems and wishes of the Romanians.”
The Washington Post reports that Ion is a political aide, an “honorary advisor” encased in a mirror:
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă claims the bot, which calls itself “Ion,” is capable of interpreting the opinions of the country’s population and conveying them back to him and his government, helping them choose how to make decisions.
“Ion will do, through artificial intelligence, what no human can: listen to all Romanians and represent them before the government of Romania,” Ciuca said.
“Hello. You gave me life. I am Ion. Now, my role is to represent you. Like a mirror,” the machine said when asked by Ciuca to introduce itself at a public meeting broadcast by Romanian television Wednesday.
They want the AI to help ministers develop policies. It synthesizes information from social media.
Ion is in its learning phase. It’s another ChatCPT.
PM @NicolaeCiuca: As of today, the Government of 🇷🇴 Romania has the first government adviser running on AI, a good example of emerging technologies in public service.
Congratulations to the 🇷🇴 researchers on this project that brings us closer to citizens! pic.twitter.com/yP5b5pOs5i— GuvernulRomâniei (@GuvernulRo) March 1, 2023
The Romanian leadership think it’s great.
Doh!!!
This is just one more step towards Mob Rule Democracy which is why Democracy is a failed form of Government. Democracies fail because the least common denominators in society demand more and more from government until it collapses. The Genius of the Constitutional Republic is the Government is in the control of “leaders” who should have a better grasp of the World. Originally, only Stake Holders in society could vote (a good idea) and the “unwashed masses” were protected by a Constitution from abuse by Government and the Elites. When we gave the “unwashed masses” the vote, they voted for more Government and the Government stopped seeing the Constitution as a Firewall against abuse by Government. (The situation we are now in.) When you have pure Democracy a Constitution no longer matters because The People have spoken. When The People speak, they only care about their day to day desires without regards to Society en masse. Deep down people are selfish, and the poorer people are in general the more selfish they are. En Masse, that is not good for a Nation and leads to the Nation’s Failure.
Our crime syndicate government (USA) has been running on “Artificial Intelligence” for decades! (sarc)