Re:AI is going to supercharge surveillance
by hutzlibu on Monday January 29, 2018 @08:36AM
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World ressources are allways going to be depleted.
8000 years ago it was good hunting ground, that was scarce and if too many wanted it, they fought.
Now with advanced technology it is some special minerals or oil. And yes there is fighting going on about it and people get killed. Lots of them.
But there is no natural end to "ressources" in general. There is allways shortage of something and fight about it, but also discovery and development how to get around and get access to other resources which serve the same effect or new technology which makes the old obsolete.
Doesn't mean, that there could not be a major escalation, though, but getting "rid of a major population" is not something someone smart would dare, as it can get out of control too easily. And those people in control are usually smart, otherwise they would not be in control.
8000 years ago it was good hunting ground, that was scarce and if too many wanted it, they fought.
Now with advanced technology it is some special minerals or oil. And yes there is fighting going on about it and people get killed. Lots of them.
But there is no natural end to "ressources" in general. There is allways shortage of something and fight about it, but also discovery and development how to get around and get access to other resources which serve the same effect or new technology which makes the old obsolete.
Doesn't mean, that there could not be a major escalation, though, but getting "rid of a major population" is not something someone smart would dare, as it can get out of control too easily. And those people in control are usually smart, otherwise they would not be in control.