# The role of electronic brains

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-electronic-brains/990708>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** ai\
**Created:** [September 26, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-electronic-brains/990708 "2023-09-26T05:49:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-electronic-brains/990708/74 "2023-10-08T16:57:59Z")

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Here is an example of what happens when you connect even primitive AIs to the internet:

> [@Alexa says the 2020 election was stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexa-says-the-2020-election-was-stolen/991274):
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> This is not good. The article goes on to say that people tend to trust Alexa more than other sources like Wikipedia, because it sounds like a real person talking to them, and because they think the statements are endorsed by Amazon, not read listing that Alexa just scans the internet.

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