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English is lacking in vocabulary—it needs a new word to describe the most likely form of government from 2100–2200 A.D.!

Jan 11, 2021

Law, Government, & Politics, Technology

autocracy, computational robotocracy, constitutional robotocracy, democracy, Government, i have no mouth and i must scream, Ian Banks Culture, roboticized autocracy, robotocracy, robots, skynet, terminator

Background: When discussing a topic, it’s convenient to have “shorthand” terms for complicated concepts: e.g. “absolute monarchy” or “representative democracy.” The issue: Somehow, English completely lacks a term for describing the upcoming governments of the future—there is NO quick way to describe “a dictatorship, but the (human) dictator rules over the citizenry using an army…
Five underrated facts about dystopian totalitarian surveillance regimes! You’ll never believe fact #2!

Jan 16, 2017

Cameras / Photos / Video, Law, Government, & Politics, Public Safety & OSHA, Technology

“I have nothing to hide”, 1984, omnipresent surveillance, panopticon, skynet, terminator

Background: The optimal tradeoff between privacy and security is a topic that is endlessly debated. In the past, omnipresent surveillance was not feasible—but technology is now at the point where implementation of a 1984-esque surveillance state is actually possible. On the one hand, it would be theoretically convenient to have immediate response to crimes and/or…