Episode 9 (S2) - Is AI Destroying Institutions?

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Episode 9 (S2) - Is AI Destroying Institutions?This is a continuation of the AI generative Podcast series entitled "AI Governance, Quantum Uncertainty and Data Privacy Frontiers." This is episode 9 in season 2, and was generated from various content, including an online newsletter curated by esteemed subject matter expert Gary Marcus, and also an article by By Woodrow Hartzog and Jessica Silbey, professors at Boston University Law.

This overview examines a podcast episode and a supporting newsletter by Gary Marcus regarding the existential threat generative artificial intelligence poses to democratic institutions. The sources center on a scholarly paper by Woodrow Hartzog and Jessica Silbey, who argue that AI is inherently designed to degrade public infrastructure like healthcare, journalism, and education. Rather than being a neutral tool for efficiency, the technology is described as an active agent of institutional collapse that prioritizes optimization over human accountability. The authors originally intended to find a positive angle but ultimately concluded that AI’s current functionality is antithetical to civic life. Consequently, the text serves as an urgent warning that the widespread adoption of AI may permanently enfeeble the foundational structures of society.