I guess this somewhat depends on how good you expect AI-augmented persuasion/​propaganda to be. Some have speculated it could be extremely effective. Others are skeptical. Totalitarian regimes provide an existence proof of the feasibility of controlling populations on the medium term using a combination of pervasive propaganda and violence.
That seems relevant for AI vs. Humans, but not for AI vs AI.
Most totalitarian regimes are pretty bad at creating value, with China & Singapore as exceptions. (But in many regimes, creating that value isn’t necessary to remain in power of there’s e.g. income from oil)
Humans could use AI propaganda tools against other humans. Autonomous AI actors may have access to better or worse AI propaganda capabilities than those used by human actors, depending on the concrete scenario.
I guess this somewhat depends on how good you expect AI-augmented persuasion/​propaganda to be. Some have speculated it could be extremely effective. Others are skeptical. Totalitarian regimes provide an existence proof of the feasibility of controlling populations on the medium term using a combination of pervasive propaganda and violence.
That seems relevant for AI vs. Humans, but not for AI vs AI.
Most totalitarian regimes are pretty bad at creating value, with China & Singapore as exceptions. (But in many regimes, creating that value isn’t necessary to remain in power of there’s e.g. income from oil)
Humans could use AI propaganda tools against other humans. Autonomous AI actors may have access to better or worse AI propaganda capabilities than those used by human actors, depending on the concrete scenario.