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> if the Snowden leaks couldn't get the ball moving to rein them in, what can? Likely nothing. We'll all likely be ruled by Rehoboam soon, if not already. Sur
by anonporridge 4y ago
> if the Snowden leaks couldn't get the ball moving to rein them in, what can?
Likely nothing.
We'll all likely be ruled by Rehoboam soon, if not already. Surveillance and manipulation of the masses has always been a presence in civilization. It's most effective when the masses don't know or care that it's happening.
So long as the watchers can keep the bread and circuses flowing, nothing will change.
- ben_w 4y agoProbably not already. Current AI is fast enough to read, watch, and listen to the entirety of human communication and media, but dumb enough that despite consuming a significant fraction of everything humans have put on the internet, they still only operate at the level of someone with medium-stage Alzheimer's (based on my experience caring for a relative with that). (Of course, that does suggest we're merely an algorithmic breakthrough from something genuinely transformative).