Post by @algorithmwatch@chaos.social

2026-05-07 13:23 UTC

German Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger said he is using chatbots for one to two hours per day to “structure his thinking.” According to a reply from his ministry to an FOI-request, he does not use chatbots “in his capacity as digital minister” at all. We made this request because we&#39;re asking what it does mean for democracy if our political leaders and government officials allow AI to shape their decisions. @olivermarsh took a closer look at that topic: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/could-ai-chatbots-influence-governments/

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@elent@norden.social 2026-05-07 13:38

@algorithmwatch@chaos.social @olivermarsh@sciences.social could the chat logs be requested via fragdenstaat?

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@yacc143@mastodon.social 2026-05-10 10:24

@algorithmwatch@chaos.social @olivermarsh@sciences.social Let's be honest, with the current German Union crew, replacing them with LLM based ChatBots would probably improve the outcome on a whole level of points: - integrity - honesty - ethics - cost effectiveness. And they would most likely have a way more consistent policy line (consistent with their owner's line), while the current government ministers show the drawbacks of the timeshare model of ownership, with an erratic zig-zag every couple of days.

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@Thomas_Wassermann@mastodon.social 2026-05-10 10:24

@algorithmwatch@chaos.social @olivermarsh@sciences.social SISO ...

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@schnedan@social.tchncs.de 2026-05-15 08:31

@algorithmwatch@chaos.social @olivermarsh@sciences.social besser als zu Gott zu beten...

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@Nephele@rollenspiel.social 2026-05-15 08:49

@algorithmwatch@chaos.social @olivermarsh@sciences.social na super, unsere sogenannten Führungskräfte können also nicht mal selbst strukturiert denken

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@knud@mastodon.social 2026-05-15 09:51

@algorithmwatch@chaos.social @olivermarsh@sciences.social Ooooh, that explains so much!

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@NatureMC@mastodon.online 2026-05-15 10:10

@algorithmwatch@chaos.social I always wondered about so much "hollow thinking" of the new German government. It feels like a new trend. And using LLMs is so dangerous because of their known bias (racism, misogynist etc) ... trained by US corporations. @olivermarsh@sciences.social #TESCREAL #manipulation

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@lipow@norden.social 2026-05-15 10:54

@algorithmwatch@chaos.social Anyone in a job that requires thinking who uses a chatbot to structure said thinking needs to be replaced by someone still able and willing to use their brain (and work with humans for additional input). Sigh. @olivermarsh@sciences.social

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@carl@chaos.social 2026-05-15 11:00

@algorithmwatch@chaos.social Slighty better than Nancy Reagan‘s Fortune Teller. Or rasputin. @olivermarsh@sciences.social

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@Noblefeu@federation.network 2026-05-15 11:26

@olivermarsh@sciences.social @algorithmwatch@chaos.social and share.

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