The AI Threat to Open Societies

Re:The AI Threat to Open Societies by devoply on Sunday January 27, 2019 @03:56AM (#19010960)

The internet allows governments to tightly monitor, as time progresses, all communication... Therefore the internet may be under different governments a tool of immense totalitarian control.

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Re:The AI Threat to Open Societies by ivanhoe on Sunday January 27, 2019 @05:00AM (#19011132)

One could argue that it already is...

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Re:The AI Threat to Open Societies by buboard on Sunday January 27, 2019 @07:54AM (#19011516)

You make a case why the private sector should be encouraged to monitor as well.

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Re:The AI Threat to Open Societies by sgt101 on Sunday January 27, 2019 @10:54AM (#19012127)

I'm really curious : could you try to make the case here? I'd be very interested in this perspective.

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Re:The AI Threat to Open Societies by buboard on Sunday January 27, 2019 @01:21PM (#19012957)

its essentially the same argument that some people make against gun control: to keep government in check

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Re:The AI Threat to Open Societies by sgt101 on Sunday January 27, 2019 @02:38PM (#19013376)

Ummhhh, except here I think that this will lead to powerful people dominating the lives of everyone else. I don't see the similarity to gun control - with guns individuals end up having power (or getting shot - I tend to agree with gun control), with surveillance they end up under the thumb of some plutocrat or politician.

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