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I followed some of the links in the comments and found this talk by Feynman given from the same period he was working at thinking machines. This part of the ta

I followed some of the links in the comments and found this talk by Feynman given from the same period he was working at thinking machines. This part of the talk amazes me that people in 1985 were having the exact same discussions we are today about the computer and it's effect on privacy with respect to "big brother" and the totalitarian government's obsession with collecting information on people. https://youtu.be/EKWGGDXe5MA?t=3785 https://youtu.be/EKWGGDXe5MA?t=3785 (timestamped at the correct location).

iSnow 5y ago
>that people in 1985 were having the exact same discussions we are today about the computer and it's effect on privacy with respect to "big brother" and the totalitarian government's obsession with collecting information on people. Sure did, the 1970's and early 1980's were the birth time of the computer privacy movement. That's where the iconic Apple commercial has its background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfqw8nhUwA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfqw8nhUwA Of course, today everyone is spending their time enjoying indoctrination in front of a miniature Apple screen instead of getting called into a center...
ebcode 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus%3A_The_Forbin_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus%3A_The_Forbin_Project -- from 1970