> One session is titled “Bring Back Nuclear.” Another will focus on “Disinformation and Deepfakes.” Participants will hear about “Contrarian AI Takes,” “Three Predictions for Iran” and “Democracy Under Surveillance.”
> One session is headlined “Build-a-Cult (Soapbox),” while another declares, “It’s Fun to Be in Charge.”
In this context, I worry that "Democracy under Surveillance" is not a warning... but a cookbook. [0]
A principle I feel is true is when one is wealthy enough one starts to believe that rules don't apply to one self.
And so extrapolating upon that, I think it's reasonable to assume that shaping society is not a taboo of arrogance to these people but a Self-Granted right.
[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48561816
> One session is titled “Bring Back Nuclear.” Another will focus on “Disinformation and Deepfakes.” Participants will hear about “Contrarian AI Takes,” “Three Predictions for Iran” and “Democracy Under Surveillance.”
> One session is headlined “Build-a-Cult (Soapbox),” while another declares, “It’s Fun to Be in Charge.”
In this context, I worry that "Democracy under Surveillance" is not a warning... but a cookbook. [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_(The_Twilight_Zon...
Seems like a reasonable worry.
A principle I feel is true is when one is wealthy enough one starts to believe that rules don't apply to one self.
And so extrapolating upon that, I think it's reasonable to assume that shaping society is not a taboo of arrogance to these people but a Self-Granted right.