Michael Saylor, founder of MicroStrategy, stated that Bitcoin can be a powerful tool to counter the spread of fake news on social networks. The billionaire’s solution is simple: charge a small fee for the shipping costs.
According to Saylor, thousands of robots (bots) appear on his Twitter every day. The problem is old, so much so that the billionaire himself had already recommended using the Lighting Network as a solution.
However, the arrival of artificial intelligence makes everything more chaotic. After all, although images and stories could already be created before AI, this process is now faster.
The threat of artificial intelligence, according to Michael Saylor
Citing the fact that there are millions of threats linked to artificial intelligence, Michael Saylor mentioned two examples while talking to the Kitco News channel.
“The threat is that I can use 100 million AI bots to take over Twitter, or Nostr, or Instagram, or Facebook, or Google”Saylor said. “They are smarter than me, more charismatic and they work harder than me.”
“That means I can use them to distort any kind of reality.”
The billionaire then points out that 95% of the negative comments he receives on his Twitter are not from real people. “They are from robots”said Saylor, noting that they are ancient robots, which makes them easy to identify.
However, such robots coupled with artificial intelligence are indistinguishable from a real person with a high degree of education. “They will be more humane than humans”he concluded.
“So the risk is I can create a billion fake people, and I can cause a civil war by having fake Republicans attack fake Democrats.”said Saylor. “Fake women attacking fake men […] until everyone thinks everyone is being disrespectful to them.
“Perhaps this is already happening in the first generation [de robôs] and that’s why we have this cultural division. But imagine if I could do it 1 million times cheaper and better with the next generation.”
According to billionaire, Bitcoin can be used to prevent such abuse
Michael Saylor was once a critic of Bitcoin, but after studying the cryptocurrency, he became the world’s largest investor after his company, MicroStrategy, bought billions of dollars in BTC.
Since then, the billionaire has become one of Bitcoin’s leading voices, arguing that there is no second investment option.
However, Saylor believes that Bitcoin’s use can go far beyond a store of value. That is, to combat fake news created with the help of artificial intelligence.
His solution is to register his identity in Bitcoin, which would cost pennies but would be enough to make attacks more expensive.
“You have to apply [sua identidade] in the base layer of Bitcoin […] If I do, I get an orange tick, it might cost me pennies, once in a lifetime, but now you have an immutable identity.”said Saylor. “If you tie that into your Twitter identity, it would take a billion transactions, a billion dollars if someone wants to launch a billion bots.”
Finally, the popularization of artificial intelligence is still something new and the consequences are still unclear. In any case, solutions are already being considered to limit the potential risks of this new technology.
Source: Live Coins
Barry Siefert is an accomplished journalist and author at The Nation View. He is known for his expertise in the field of cryptocurrency, and has written extensively on the topic. With a background in finance and economics, Barry has a deep understanding of the underlying technology and market forces that drive the crypto industry.
