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4w ago

Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior'

www.businessinsider.com Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior'

Billionaire Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison said he expects AI surveillance systems to reach a point where all citizens are under constant watch.

Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior'

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There's a different solution that can ensure billionaires will be on their best behavior.
- Right, because billionaires will just fall over and concede - they won't have their government lapdogs impose draconian security and lockdown mentality on our whole society. Yes indeed, the action movie fantasy that makes you feel badass is a sure-fire winner.
  
  they won't have their government lapdogs impose draconian security and lockdown mentality on our whole society
  That's literally what this guy is trying to do right now.
  
  Yes it was sarcasm, although I'm not sure who you mean by "this guy".
  
  It won't matter past a certain point what kind of tech they employ.
  
  That's the spirit! Badassedness uber alles!
  
  Right, because billionaires will just fall over and concede
  Zombies aren't real.

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