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There are a couple really awesome excerpts here. First, the thing about evolution. The whole raging debate about whether its appropriate to teach evolution is pretty modern. Before there was a mass conservative media to gives these nuts a voice it was a more isolated problem.
Second, I love this: Perhaps its not the dictator, but the US. Drones, anyone? What about secret tapping by the NSA? Both (and other examples) seem to fit this prediction.If the computer were to end up and remain in the hands of a small elite, e.g. of a dictator, [the computer's] power will make the common man powerless and utterly submissive. And this tyranny will be introduced under the guise of the advancement of human well-being.
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speeding_snail · 4639 days ago · link ·
The US population is approximately 4.55% of the world population (calculation), so considering that not all Americans have acces to those drones, I am pretty sure we can call the people who do an elite group. And if this statement is true, that does not bode well...
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speeding_snail · 4639 days ago · link ·
Wild guess: Ethics when it comes to robotics (like the US drones b_b mentions in his post) and the use of other lifeforms, like bacteria and viruses. Those are two of the technologies which have the potential to enslave the human race if I may say so.
Oh, and don't forget the "internet war" that is or will be soon.