theneverfox comments on Argentina wants to monitor social media with AI to ‘predict future crimes’

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 61 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Ok, I've had it.

Every county seems to be actively trying to create their own distopia this year

From now on, no sci-fi until you can pass a reading comprehension test.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think Argentina was already there, but I get your point.

The problem is politicians tend to live in bubbles where they are protected from the consequences of their own actions and often are old and not particularly tech-savvy. So they get pulled in by things like AI and blockchain because they sound like having your cake and eating it.

The AI techbros go to them and promise them the world, they make it sound so great that the philosophers stone would be less attractive. The eagerly lap all this nonsense up and then we get announcements about pre-crime or something.

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