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With the flick of a switch, they can deploy this technology to a global scale and way beyond protecting children. Imagine the feature propagating to their Chrom
by isodev 4y ago
With the flick of a switch, they can deploy this technology to a global scale and way beyond protecting children. Imagine the feature propagating to their Chrome browser or their smart speakers "listening in" on what's happening in your home to "prevent" crimes by sending the cops whenever you raise your voice or say "the wrong things." This kind of power should not be in the hands of a single company.
Edit: I recently read this book called "The Every" which explores a similar scenario https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57792078-the-every https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57792078-the-every
- mirekrusin 4y agoWho needs cops if you have an army of robots.
- giantg2 4y agoAnd who needs prisons if the private infrastructure becomes so integral to life that they can just shut you out of participating in society.
- public_defender 4y agoUnfortunately prisons, which are increasingly private for-profit enterprises, will continue to exist. Think about it: if you're banned from google, how will your body continue to generate revenue?
- yyyk 4y agoWhat makes you think the body is useful? Robots will be able to do everything better, and if not, there'll be no shortage of labour. The body is mostly a cost center. If we strip down the human to a mind in a box it's so much cheaper (and no need for guards either!).
- public_defender 4y agoWell, you are correct in the sense that only the consciousness needs to be incarcerated in order to sustain the profit model, but: (a) compute cost for uploaded brains is probably more than the cost for the pig slop and water/sewer bills of current model. Recall that prisons right now almost never have AC. If you're going away from corpses, you'll have to pay for that. (b) Cost of caring for the physical body has pretty much been solved by the markets. The customer has a social network that sends money in and pays transfer fees. This network also pays per call and email. Then the customer purchases food and clothing at monopoly prices, since... it's a captive market! Just imagine the ARR hit when people stop eating.
- yyyk 4y agoOf course, uploading wastes precious computing resources. Which is why I was considering not uploading them, just keeping a brain in a vat. We can still charge them for nutrients, calls and VR time, but avoid all those pesky bodily costs.
- bambax 4y agoOr any company, or groups of companies. The entreprise is a necessary evil, it should be treated as such and not be tristed with anything.
- Banana699 4y ago>I recently read this book called "The Every" Reminds me of another "Social Media Corp Gone Bizarrely Crazy" plot that I read recently, The This, by Adam Roberts. You won't anticipate how Crazy the social corp in question goes till you're halfway.
- isodev 4y agoI’m looking forward to reading it!