Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. Project

Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by tc7 on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @02:36PM (#16757583)

It's not obvious to me that democracy is in decline, or authoritarianism on the rise.

Over what time-frame? Do you have supporting data you can point me to ("In the past 10 years, more countries have switched from democratic to non-democratic government than vice versa")?

Thanks!

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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by travmatt on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @02:57PM (#16757775)

You’d probably be interested in the book “How democracies die” by two Harvard political scientists. They walk through the warning signs of a failing democracy and how many others have collapsed - and the answer is actually yes, there are plenty of warning signs that American democracy in particular is in trouble.

Some of the evidence they walk through: the collapse of political norms, political restraint and the rise of win at all costs brinksmanship, the delegitimization and dehumanization of political rivals, attacks against independent institutions and neutral arbiters, and much more.

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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by criley2 on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @02:57PM (#16757778)

Sure. https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2018/01/daily-...

Is a great place to start.

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