{"id":2474721,"date":"2025-08-14T13:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pundit-argues-ai-would-take-the-politics-out-of-drawing-congressional-maps-bless-his-heart\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:17:22","slug":"pundit-argues-ai-would-take-the-politics-out-of-drawing-congressional-maps-bless-his-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pundit-argues-ai-would-take-the-politics-out-of-drawing-congressional-maps-bless-his-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Pundit Argues AI Would &#8216;Take the Politics Out&#8217; of Drawing Congressional Maps \u2014 Bless His Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpundit-argues-ai-would-take-the-politics-out-of-drawing-congressional-maps-bless-his-heart%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a proposal by Steve Levy suggesting that artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to handle the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-says-around-two-dozen-subpoenas-on-biden-will-be-issued-in-the-very-near-future\/\" title=\"Comer plans to issue about 24 subpoenas on Biden soon.\">politically charged process<\/a> of redistricting in Texas, which has sparked conflict including state Democrats fleeing the legislature. Levy argues that AI, if programmed to prioritize fairness and balance in demographics and political portrayal, could remove partisan bias and create more competitive electoral maps. However, the article highlights important concerns about this idea, emphasizing that AI systems inherit the biases of their human trainers and datasets. Examples of AI demonstrating political bias are cited, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including research showing left-leaning tendencies<\/a> in popular large language models and an instance where an AI labeled Donald Trump as the &#8220;most notorious criminal,&#8221; illustrating its lack of neutrality. the piece concludes that while AI might seem like a promising tool for redistricting in the future, currently it cannot be trusted for such a critical and inherently political task due to its imperfections and the unrealistic expectation that politicians would fully relinquish control to an AI system.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Amidst an ongoing feud over redistricting in Texas &mdash; marked by state Democrats fleeing the state to avoid the assembly &mdash; one contributor to The Hill thinks he has the answer.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to redistricting, Steve Levy said we should consider letting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-bipartisan-group-house-members-roll-artificial-intelligence-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artificial intelligence<\/a> do the work, as outlined in his article &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/5450765-why-not-just-let-ai-do-the-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why not just let AI do the redistricting?<\/a>&ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>Levy wrote, &ldquo;So why not have the lines redrawn by using artificial intelligence instead? Just key in that we want the fairest redistricting possible to create as balanced a map as possible from the perspective of&nbsp; demographics and political party registration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That would take the politics out of the system and make our races more competitive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Right, because AI is never <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fired-abc-news-reporter-terry-moran-admits-knew-legacy-media-yes-biased\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biased<\/a>. Levy followed up, saying that AI needs input to learn but that can be accomplished by getting the right people to teach it.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course the outcome of AI is only as good as the input. Care must be given to ensure that a balanced group of nonpartisan technocrats prepare the algorithms as opposed to party hacks,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Finding &ldquo;nonpartisan technocrats&rdquo; is also wishful thinking. AI is biased and imperfect because it learns from us. We are biased and imperfect.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s one example when a user on social media platform X asked Grok who the &ldquo;most notorious criminal&rdquo; is in Washington, D.C., currently.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Based on 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records and his high public profile, Donald Trump qualifies as the most notorious criminal in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grok (@grok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grok\/status\/1955225150947013098?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yes, indeed. With an answer like that, AI will surely be able to call it down the middle when redistricting.<\/p>\n<p>A May <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/stories\/2025\/05\/ai-models-llms-chatgpt-claude-gemini-partisan-bias-research-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paper<\/a> by Andrew Hall, professor of political economy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2-trump-appointed-federal-judges-bad-news-stanford-graduates-wanting-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanford<\/a> Business School, found Large Language Models &mdash; like ChatGPT and Gemini &mdash; have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-gop-account-allows-inflammatory-dnc-ads\/\" title=\"Facebook bans GOP account, allows inflammatory DNC ads\">left-leaning bias<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A June <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0167268125000241?via%3Dihub#appSB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paper<\/a> in the Journal of Economic Behavior &amp; Organization found a &ldquo;misalignment of values between ChatGPT and the average American.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The authors further stated, &ldquo;We also show that ChatGPT displays political leanings when generating text and images, but the degree and direction of skew depend on the theme.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Levy did at least at admit that no solution would be air tight: &ldquo;There is no fool-proof solution, but AI may present the best of all the options available.&rdquo; (At least the first half of that statement is correct.)<\/p>\n<p>Anyone interacting with AI can figure out on their own why we shouldn&rsquo;t trust this system with redistricting or any other major choice in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-gets-good-news-leaving-politics-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AI, when left to its own devices will have problems. Further, it is fantasy to believe public officials would simply all come together and mutually agree to leave AI to its work without interfering.<\/p>\n<p>Gerrymandering is a problem for both parties. Its an underhanded tactic to maximize a single party&rsquo;s representation.<\/p>\n<p>Levy may be coming from a good place, and given the rate that AI learns, maybe someday his proposal will look more hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>But at the moment, its impossible to trust it with a task like this.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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