Weaponized social media is being used to destabilize cultures, societies and governments. Yes, by Russia, but many others as well. It is obvious that physical invasion or overthrow is too expensive. Forget spies and infiltration, that is too unpredictable. The internet is a cheap, powerful and effective weapon.
People and governments investigate what is happening, when it started and how it was done. There is no question it happened and continues to happen. These weapons are equally available to everyone.
Rather than study, discuss or ague, perhaps it is time to initiate our own bot armies. Engaging in botwars comes with responsibilities. These are powerful tools of war. How much destruction and collateral damage we can stomach. As Westerners, once we embrace weaponized bots, we will become very good at using them.
Think about nuclear weapons. We determined early on that the only sane, conceivable use was defensive and hopefully as nothing more than a deterrent. What about bots? What are the limits? How far are we willing to go?
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