Carlos Saura García
@carlosaura97.bsky.social
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D'allà d'on el mon s'explica en diminutiu Phd researcher in ethics and democracy at Universitat Jaume I (Spain) http://eticaydemocracia.uji.es/miembros/carlossaura/
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🧠🤖 What if much of “public opinion” was no longer human?

📝 My latest paper explores how generative AI tools are shaping a ‘synthetic public opinion’ that undermines deliberative democracy

@eticaydemocracia.bsky.social @uji.es

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Synthetification of public opinion: impacts on deliberative democracies - Ethics and Information Technology
This article critically examines the ways in which the disruptive capabilities of generative AI have propitiated and fostered a synthetic public opinion. This synthetic public opinion is characterised by the breakdown of communicative action, the datafication of opinions, the monopolisation of the public sphere, information intoxication, mass social surveillance, the predominance of synthetic and artificial content over real content, and the difficulty of differentiating synthetic content from real content. The objective of this article is to examine the emergence and emergency of the synthetification of public opinion in democracies of the European Union with a view to determining the most appropriate courses of action to address the negative impacts of this phenomenon. In order to achieve this purpose, firstly, the situation of artificialisation of public opinion prior to the irruption of the most sophisticated generative AI is presented. Secondly, the changes produced by the irruption of generative AI in the public sphere and in public opinion are examined in depth. Thirdly, it analyses the main negative impacts of the synthetification of public opinion on the proper functioning of democratic systems. Finally, a number of potential courses of action are proposed with the aim of strengthening the fundamental pillars of the deliberative democracies of the European Union in the face of the impacts of synthetification.
link.springer.com
carlosaura97.bsky.social
💡But there’s hope

🛠️ The article suggests solutions such as:

⚖️ Ensuring Big Tech complies with EU regulations

🤲 Promoting open data initiatives

🔗 Using blockchain to verify content

✊🏻 Promoting digital activism

📚 Boosting digital literacy education

#FutureOfAI #DigitalEthics
carlosaura97.bsky.social
🏛️Consequences for #digitaldemocracy:

🗳️ More disinformation → less trust
💻 More personal data → less autonomy
📲 More synthetic content → less critical citizenship

The dangers?

📊Manipulation of public opinion
🤯Undermining citizens' epistemic agency
💔Erosion of trust in democracy
carlosaura97.bsky.social
⚠️ Seven symptoms of this synthetic opinion:

💬 Breakdown of dialogue

📊 Opinions turned into data

🌐 Platform monopolies

🧠 Information overload & manipulation

👁️‍🗨️ Mass surveillance

🎭 Dominance of synthetic and artificial content

❓ Hard to tell what’s real
carlosaura97.bsky.social
🧠🤖 What if much of “public opinion” was no longer human?

📝 My latest paper explores how generative AI tools are shaping a ‘synthetic public opinion’ that undermines deliberative democracy

@eticaydemocracia.bsky.social @uji.es

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Synthetification of public opinion: impacts on deliberative democracies - Ethics and Information Technology
This article critically examines the ways in which the disruptive capabilities of generative AI have propitiated and fostered a synthetic public opinion. This synthetic public opinion is characterised by the breakdown of communicative action, the datafication of opinions, the monopolisation of the public sphere, information intoxication, mass social surveillance, the predominance of synthetic and artificial content over real content, and the difficulty of differentiating synthetic content from real content. The objective of this article is to examine the emergence and emergency of the synthetification of public opinion in democracies of the European Union with a view to determining the most appropriate courses of action to address the negative impacts of this phenomenon. In order to achieve this purpose, firstly, the situation of artificialisation of public opinion prior to the irruption of the most sophisticated generative AI is presented. Secondly, the changes produced by the irruption of generative AI in the public sphere and in public opinion are examined in depth. Thirdly, it analyses the main negative impacts of the synthetification of public opinion on the proper functioning of democratic systems. Finally, a number of potential courses of action are proposed with the aim of strengthening the fundamental pillars of the deliberative democracies of the European Union in the face of the impacts of synthetification.
link.springer.com
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eticaydemocracia.bsky.social
📢 I Jornada Científica: Ética y Democracia ante el Despotismo Algorítmico.

🗓️ 17 de octubre de 2025
📍 Aula Magna y Sala de Grados Germà Colón (FCHS) @uji.es
🕘 09:20 h

🎟️ Entrada libre hasta completar aforo.
¡No te lo pierdas!
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eticaydemocracia.bsky.social
🚀 Nueva microcredencial UJI: Ética de la Inteligencia Artificial

🎓 @uji.es lanza una formación para comprender, aplicar y evaluar la ética en el desarrollo y uso de la IA.

📅 15 enero – 26 febrero 2026
💻 Virtual | 2,6 ECTS

🔗 + Info e Inscripción: www.uji.es/serveis/ode/...

#FormaciónUJI #ÉticaIA
carlosaura97.bsky.social
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eticaydemocracia.bsky.social
📢I Jornada Científica: Ética y Democracia ante el Despotismo Algorítmico
🗓️ 17 OCT | 09:20h
📍Aula Magna y Sala Germà Colón en la FCHS @uji.es
Con ponentes como Adela Cortina, Domingo García-Marzá
@professorjkeane.bsky.social @emilianotrere.com @paretojulia.bsky.social @patricicalvo.bsky.social y más
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rbreich.bsky.social
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
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eticaydemocracia.bsky.social
🚨 Call for Papers 🚨

🔎 Tema: Democracia algorítmica: participación ciudadana y opinión pública en contextos hiperdigitalizados

📝 Editores: @daniel-innerarity.bsky.social , @carlosaura97.bsky.social y @patricicalvo.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 15/11/25
📖 Publicación: 01/10/26
🌍 Idiomas: EN, ES, CAT
Call for papers - Democracia algorítmica: participación ciudadana y opinión pública en contextos hiperdigitalizados | RECERCA. Revista de Pensament i Anàlisi
www.e-revistes.uji.es
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patricicalvo.bsky.social
The New York Times claims there is evidence that artificial intelligence has transformed elections in at least 50 countries around the world, misleading voters and discrediting the democratic process. More evidence that Algorithmic Democracy is a reality: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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patricicalvo.bsky.social
Tecnologías disruptivas como la blockchain, los NFTs o el Metaverso pueden incrementar la complejidad social y la vulnerabilidad humana. Este estudio explora las implicaciones éticas de la implementación acrítica de estos entornos hiperconectado y virtualizado. revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/fi...
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carlosaura97.bsky.social
El camino hacia una...

www.upo.es/revistas/ind...

📸📹🔦🛰🚨📠
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eticaydemocracia.bsky.social
📢 Seminario FISO sobre "Monolingüismo parroquial: la vida social bajo control" 💬

🗣 Jovino Pizzi (Universidade Federal de Pelotas)
🗓️ 28 de mayo de 2025
🕐 13:00 h
📍 Sala de Graus Germà Colom – FCHS @uji.es

¡Te esperamos!
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eticaydemocracia.bsky.social
El 9 de junio a las 13h, no te pierdas la conferencia de @agustinreyes.bsky.social en la @uji.es sobre "Empleo garantizado por el Estado como estrategia para subvertir la ética del trabajo conservadora".

📍Sala Germà Colom (HC0114FR).
🔗 Inscripción gratuita: forms.gle/aLhCiRVbc94Y...

¡Te esperamos!
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eticaydemocracia.bsky.social
🎓 A la @uji.es volem saber què penses!

Participa en l'enquesta sobre els impactes en matèria econòmica, social i mediambiental de la nostra activitat 🌱

🗓️ Fins al dia 24 de maig
📝 És anònima! 👉 forms.gle/i1V5CquLWeMZ...

¡Agraïm per la vostra col·laboració!
#ImpacteUJI #RSUJI #ComunitatUJI
Actualització dels impactes de l'activitat de l'UJI (2025)
1. Característiques de l'enquesta: L’enquesta és anònima i ha estat elaborada per la Universitat Jaume I. 2. Altres llengües: Si preferiu respondre l’enquesta en llengua castellana, podeu fer-ho a tr...
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📢 ¡Atención!

🎓 Abierta la preinscripción al Máster Interuniversitario en Ética y Democracia – UJI ✨

¿Te interesa la ética aplicada y la filosofía política? ¡Este máster es para ti! 🏛️📚

🔗 Más info e inscripción: www.uji.es/estudis/base...
carlosaura97.bsky.social
Jo diría que a dia de hui l'identitat de les persones es troba als grans centres de dates de les GAMAM (Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple i Microsoft)
a cube with logos on it that says big tech on it
ALT: a cube with logos on it that says big tech on it
media.tenor.com
carlosaura97.bsky.social
La instrumentalización de las plataformas digitales por parte de grandes corporaciones digitales, poderes fácticos o multimillonarios amenaza el correcto funcionamiento de la democracia

revista.clad.org/ryd/article/...
carlosaura97.bsky.social
📌 Deepsynthetics: Contenidos sintéticos altamente impactantes y adictivos que distorsionan el entendimiento y la agencia epistemica de la ciudadanía y la influyen subliminalmente

🔥Se propagan por su impacto emocional y sin ocultar su carácter sintético

Ej: el video del futuro de Gaza de Trump

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carlosaura97.bsky.social
📌 Deepfakes: imágenes, videos o audios ultrarrealistas generados por IA para propagar contenidos falsos prácticamente indetectables que distorsionen la percepción ciudadana sobre la realidad

🕵️‍♂️ Se ocultan tras la apariencia de lo real.

Ej: el Papa con un abrigo de Balenciaga o Trump detenido

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