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You essentially trying to stop technological progress, that is not realistic imo.

• coldtea 7y ago
  Well, I believe that we should be totally able to stop technological progress, and not have autonomous "technological progress" for the sake of progress. We should have targeted progress, in the areas we want to improve and which is beneficial, and not in other areas, which is not beneficial or has negative externalities or adverse second and third order effects... The same way governments try to control e.g. nuclear proliferation. Here's an example: would you be ok with a nuclear-equivalent technology that could be made by anyone in their homes, with simple materials and be able to e.g. wipe out an entire city? Surely, it would be a technological and engineering progress. But just as surely as that, I'd rather we regressed technologically and prohibited access to the materials etc, than have that be available to every idiot, madman and bigot. Now, you might say that "it's impossible", but I don't think so. In a democracy nothing should be impossible, and political and cultural action could be made to curtail certain technologies. That's not unlike Kurwzeil and Musk, notable technologists, warning against AI singularity...
  • matz1 7y ago
    Sure, its possible but do most human want that? I doubt it. Imo, Technological progress is mostly driven by natural human desire. Personally, I want technological progess and willing to work hard to make sure it happen. That includes technology that makes survaliance better and easier. The issue with privacy is imo, instead we try to hide the information, we should fix whatever it is that make us suffer when the information become public.