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Re:Larry Ellison: vast AI surveillance can ensure citizens a... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday January 25, 2025 @06:30PM (#42826055)
> Does Larry really lack enough self awareness to not realize these kind of statements make him sound like an orwellian super villain

He's joining the attention economy. Saying something stupid but provocative yields earned social media. Larry Ellison saying something sensible wouldn't make HN's front page.

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Re:Larry Ellison: vast AI surveillance can ensure citizens a... by bryanrasmussen on Saturday January 25, 2025 @06:49PM (#42826190)
But it's so rare! Surely we would be driven to comment on it.
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