I understand the sentiment of this app but personally think it’s the opposite of what will actually solve acrimonious political discussions. In a democracy, opting out just means someone else decides for you.
I would really prefer to see AI tools used to summarize complex events and issues and then present them in a nuanced accessible way. Nearly every single political discussion I see happening nowadays is full of misconceptions, lack of knowledge, or just outright hatred of the opposite side.
Interestingly LLMs are pretty good at summarizing texts, which means they might be quite useful for this purpose. The hardest part I think is making it “cool” enough to actually get attention from the people that are overly-argumentative and from those that would prefer to just opt out. That thin line is the real sociopolitical challenge.
I would really prefer to see AI tools used to summarize complex events and issues and then present them in a nuanced accessible way. Nearly every single political discussion I see happening nowadays is full of misconceptions, lack of knowledge, or just outright hatred of the opposite side.
Interestingly LLMs are pretty good at summarizing texts, which means they might be quite useful for this purpose. The hardest part I think is making it “cool” enough to actually get attention from the people that are overly-argumentative and from those that would prefer to just opt out. That thin line is the real sociopolitical challenge.