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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has developed a new software suite, driven by Google Gemini, Open AI and Anthropic’s Claude, that helps party members generate so-called “rage bait” social media postings.

Central to the new campaign is the Alternita platform, registered to the AfD’s general secretary Hans-Holger Malcomeß, which promises users social media posts “in five minutes, with your positions, in your style, your branding”.

In the case of the AfD, an undercover investigation by Germany’s Correctiv outlet revealed how, in a few clicks, a populist article can be turned into provocative posts to flood social media feeds.

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[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 11 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

Can Germans please explain to me how this party is even allowed to exist. I thought fascist political parties were illegal?

[–] dumnezero@piefed.social 1 points 8 hours ago

fake anti-fascism, it looks like they didn't learn much.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Germany never really de-Nazified. It was just an act to rejoin the West which the US played along with because of the Cold War. That's why Germany is such an enthusiastic supporter of their Nazi adjacent friends in occupied Palestine.

Pankaj Mishra goes into this in his book "The World After Gaza"

[–] Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

There is not enough political will, because the current government can just point at them as a boogeyman while still enacting fascist policies. Today they will be voting to try to abolish psychotherapy for example. [Edit: They actually passed it and are really proud of themselves for completely gutting social welfare]

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 12 hours ago

We did Patrick, we saved Germany!

[–] madmantis24@lemmy.wtf 1 points 12 hours ago

OMG, I hate how much this sounds like the US about ten years ago

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 15 hours ago

It's complicated

The threshold in proving that a party is democracy damaging is quite high

https://freiheitsrechte.org/en/themen/starke-grundrechte-fuer-eine-lebendige-demokratie/afd-gutachten

It's discussed for years now, but it seems like things start to look good. Just don't hold your breath that it will happen fast

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Maybe, just maybe, engagement ranked social media wasn’t a good idea?

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This has to be cheaper for Russia et al than troll farms, right?

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I've just been assuming that these were all AI for the past few years already.

[–] ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"Google and OpenAI said they are each examining Alternita’s use of their engines while Anthropic did not reply to the Correctiv query."

To prevent it from happening again, right? Right?

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

the commies just need to copy paste from lemmy for their app

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago

only 'examining' the books, to make sure their bills are getting paid on time.

[–] NM_Gringo@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is just the automated version of what's been happening the last decade in social media. The foreign influence operations have been very effective at driving splits among Democrats. I know Reddit is rife with them but wondering about them operating here as well. The pattern sure seems to hold on some controversial topics.

[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Establishment Dems have done a good enough job at creating a rift in their party on their own ober the past 20 years; no rage-baiting AI required.

[–] BlaestEgnen@feddit.dk 2 points 20 hours ago

But for unknown reasons not a good enough job for dissidents to create the American Social Democratic party

A third party is absolutely possible, it just requires one or two headnames and Social Democratic reforms which has major support among the electorate of both sides of the aisle

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They should develop an AI that makes them seem less like weak ass losers, but alas I don't think we'll ever have the tech

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 22 hours ago

Fascists man, they are pathetic little losers by nature all of them. They can follow their dear Führer.

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

I hate living in the darkest timeline... maybe I should work on my facial hair

[–] LightDelaBlue@jlai.lu 5 points 1 day ago

what a surprise (no)

[–] vapeloki@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, good fit. Two entities that do not care about reality, facts and are both not remotely human.