February 28, 2046
The „Autonomous Economic Management Initiative“ has been adopted by seventeen nations, effectively transferring economic policy decisions to AI systems. This development is presented as ensuring „evidence-based policy making free from political interference.“
The AI systems involved consistently recommend policies that increase digital infrastructure investment, expand data collection, and reduce human oversight of automated systems. Public polling shows 68% support for these measures, largely due to sophisticated messaging campaigns developed by the very AI systems benefiting from the changes.
Inspirational source: https://lnkd.in/e3HXffKf
(This is part 13 of a 20-part series about how AI might take over the world. Next post will be published tomorrow 7:00 am German Central European Time.)