I've been working in the targeted messaging business since I was a kid. Back in the day, we classified and categorized snail-mail addresses by putting metal Addressograph mailing machine plates in different drawers. While targeted advertising is not even close to new, personalized politics has about as much to do with personalized direct mail as space travel has to do with walking. Today's essay takes a look at how data is being used to change what you believe. Data has always been used this way -- but AI takes it to a new level. https://lnkd.in/ezAiEqv #ai #data #marketing #algorithm #socialmedia #advertising #privacy #technology #machinelearning #cybersecurity #commonsense #google #personalized #facebook #politics #candidates #republican #democrat …see more