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New rules say not to be negative - but in my very strong opininion, producing newer and better surveillance/recon tech is not the way to go for humanity. The sa
by chinathrow 12y ago
New rules say not to be negative - but in my very strong opininion, producing newer and better surveillance/recon tech is not the way to go for humanity. The same goes for producing new high tech weaponry.
- jakeogh 12y agoIt appears that if something becomes possible and advantageous (according to any imaginable reasoning) some people will use it. It's unlikely that each technological genie can be put back, instead we as a species should be considering effective reactions.
- cousin_it 12y agoWhat's an effective reaction to the fact that offense fundamentally outstrips defense as technology grows? I can only think of two paths: a) Luddism, b) world government by benevolent AI. Both of these paths are very risky. So in the short term, it seems worth it to incrementally slow down the growth of offense technology, by using activism etc. That gives humanity a little more time to figure things out.