A Boring Dystopia

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

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Do not fall into the trap of anthropomorphising Larry Ellison. You need to think of Larry Ellison the way you think of a lawnmower. You don't anthropomorphize your lawnmower, the lawnmower just mows the lawn, you stick your hand in there and it'll chop it off, the end. You don't think 'oh, the lawnmower hates me' -- lawnmower doesn't give a shit about you, lawnmower can't hate you. Don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower. Don't fall into that trap about Oracle.

— Brian Cantrill

[–] DudeImMacGyver 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Lawnmowers can be a piece of shit too.

[–] vaultdweller013 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lawnmowers have the bitchiest machine spirits.

[–] DudeImMacGyver 2 points 2 days ago

True