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published_at: "2026-09-10T10:24:07.000Z"
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summary: "Taiwan's cyber-ambassador Audrey Tang on why the real danger of AI isn't that machines imitate humans, but that humans adapt to machines."
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# AI and democracy: the right to resist optimization

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**Published:** 2026-09-10T10:24:07.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation, safety, democracy, audrey\-tang, industry, llm

## Summary

Taiwan's cyber\-ambassador Audrey Tang on why the real danger of AI isn't that machines imitate humans, but that humans adapt to machines\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://humanistreview.ai/issue-1/tang-ai-democracy-optimization/>)
- [Discussion](<https://lobste.rs/s/3fxgit/ai_democracy_right_resist_optimization>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656033>)
- [Story source](<https://ronjeffries.com/articles/-v026/x/t/>)