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0 pointsFrustratedMonky1y ago0 comments

"How would it do that? "

AI.

That is entire premise of 'Nexis' from Yuval Harari.

Individualized bot driven surveillance .

https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/oracle_ai_mass_survei...

""Ellison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in line

Cops to citizens will be 'on their best behavior because we're constantly recording and reporting'""

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simonw1y ago

How were they doing this in 2017?

FrustratedMonkyOP1y ago

A lot of things are happening now that happened before. That doesn't mean things don't improve. Increased efficiency is the issue now. In 2017, maybe some simple algorithms, or a person, was intervening to drive ads, now AI is a big step change in better targeting.

That was one of the points in the book. in 2017 or before, a surveillance state was limited by the number of people it takes to do the actual surveillance . Now AI increases the efficiency.

lofaszvanitt1y ago

Harari is a shill.

FrustratedMonkyOP1y ago

you make a very convincing argument. /s

lofaszvanitt1y ago

Isn't it obvious? When someone talks a lot and most of those talks have zero relevant meaning or substance, then it's someone who is a shill.

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0 pointsFrustratedMonky1y ago0 comments

"How would it do that? "

AI.

That is entire premise of 'Nexis' from Yuval Harari.

Individualized bot driven surveillance .

https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/oracle_ai_mass_survei...

""Ellison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in line

Cops to citizens will be 'on their best behavior because we're constantly recording and reporting'""

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simonw1y ago

How were they doing this in 2017?

FrustratedMonkyOP1y ago

That was one of the points in the book. in 2017 or before, a surveillance state was limited by the number of people it takes to do the actual surveillance . Now AI increases the efficiency.

lofaszvanitt1y ago

Harari is a shill.

FrustratedMonkyOP1y ago

you make a very convincing argument. /s

lofaszvanitt1y ago

Isn't it obvious? When someone talks a lot and most of those talks have zero relevant meaning or substance, then it's someone who is a shill.

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