Omnipresent AI Cameras Will Ensure Good Behavior, Says Larry Ellison
September 17th, 2024In 2017, I wrote about where I thought mass surveillance was headed in the U.S.:
I think the reality is that a dossier on every “citizen” is being automatically maintained. The dossier contains everything from purchases to Internet activity, audio from phone calls, to full contents of emails. Income. Library records. Travel records. etc. Additionally, I think that there is another widget that links activity, that users think is anonymous, up to their main dossier.
And for good measure, most people conveniently carry a GPS tracker/smartphone around with them that provides their location on the ground. I’ve maintained, for about a decade, that mass tracking of people is part of the core functionality of this thing.
In the years that followed, China essentially built out the nightmare system I described:
And now, here’s Larry Ellison, co-founder, former CEO and current CTO of Oracle Corporation (which started out as CIA’s Project ORACLE), on the benefits of mass surveillance.
Via: Ars Technica:
On Thursday, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison shared his vision for an AI-powered surveillance future during a company financial meeting, reports Business Insider. During an investor Q&A, Ellison described a world where artificial intelligence systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones, stating this would ensure both police and citizens don’t break the law.
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“Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on,” Ellison said, describing what he sees as the benefits from automated oversight from AI and automated alerts for when crime takes place. “We’re going to have supervision,” he continued. “Every police officer is going to be supervised at all times, and if there’s a problem, AI will report the problem and report it to the appropriate person.”
