Ask A Genius 1246: Social Credit Scores
Author(s): Rick Rosner and Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Ask A Genius
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/02/01
Rick Rosner: The battle is between the obvious benefits brought by technology and the relentless bombardment of nonsense. This struggle is not unique to America—it’s happening worldwide. When you’re fighting dangerous forms of fundamentalism or totalitarian religious forces, if enough people can see the benefits of modernity, don’t you think they can be persuaded to reject some of that dangerous rhetoric?
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Turned into what?
Rosner: Into individuals who reject the harmful ideas—people who, while they may still identify as evangelical Christians or fundamentalist Muslims, stop believing the increasingly dangerous narratives promoted by their religious and political leaders. You think?
Jacobsen: Yes. Are you suggesting that some religious beliefs can be false, Rick?
Rosner: I’m saying that certain interpretations or “flavours” of religion can contradict the ideals we hope religion will promote—goodness, fairness, and love.
Jacobsen: What is Elon doing again?
Rosner: They introduced something that functions like a social credit score. On Twitter, you can use Elon Musk’s AI—called Grok—to ask, “What’s my social credit score?” It provides a score from 0 to 100 based on how effective, entertaining, and aligned with community standards the content you post on X is. I asked for my score and got a 38 out of 100. A ton of people received the same score. For a while, “38” was trending on X. I even asked if everyone was getting a 38, and a few people responded to let me know they weren’t.
There it is.
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