[ExI] andreesen on ai

[efc at disroot.org]

On Tue, 24 Dec 2024, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 at 01:56, Samnatha Atkins via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>> Short of complete surveillance and control of all computing and internet use there is no way for government to control what people view, download, use or what programs they run on their computers.  I trust their will be a mass uprising well before that.
>>
>> - samantha
>> _______________________________________________
>
> I've just seen a news report
> <https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-must-block-piracy-shield-domains-and-ip-addresses-across-its-service-241224/>
> where an Italian court has ordered Cloudflare to block all Italian
> users trying to access Piracy sites on their Piracy Shield system.
> And give the government data on who tried to access these sites.
> That sounds like the sort of thing (if successful) that would appeal
> to all governments that want to control their populations.
>
> BillK

Ahh... the wonderful authoritarian wave currently sweeping over europe.

Freedom of speech and privacy are so old fashioned. Fun fact! Did you know 
sweden as of 1/1 2025, against the recommendations of numerous experts 
will allow anonymous witnesses?

They can also monitor peoples phones and computers without any suspicion, 
and will make it easier to enable more camera surveillance.

Seldom have I felt more certain and right about my choice to build myself 
a fortress of solitude in the remote wilderness to escape the madness spreading at 
lightning speed through europe at the moment.

Let's also see how the massacre in germany will affect their election in 
february. My bet is on the far right getting quite a nice boost, leaving 
the country with an unstable minority government in the political center.