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Why only consider automated extortion, and not automated data analysis for good? For example, looking for patterns of systemic discrimination or racism that cou
by landryraccoon 7y ago
Why only consider automated extortion, and not automated data analysis for good? For example, looking for patterns of systemic discrimination or racism that could easily be explained away as coincidence when looking at only a single incident, but is blatant when taken in aggregate? Or automated searches for suspected corruption or bribery?
I think the bias should be in favor of transparency. Automated information gathering can be used to protect the public as well as for harm.
- UnFleshedOne 7y agoI suspect for every one bot combing records for evidence of corruption (run by a local concerned citizen) there will be thousands of bots run by disinherited Nigerian princes looking for easy marks and for dirt to use for social engineering. On the balance you will get one corrupt official fired for a whole bunch of people scammed, extorted or otherwise taken advantage of. Think back to history of spam for example, I recall it reached huge percentages back in the day, before effective measures were introduced. Even now spam traffic is 45% of all email traffic.
- dredmorbius 7y agoBecause massive cost and scale shifts entirely change the regime: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20453971 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20453971