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Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras

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Re: Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras

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You're absolutely correct. Things are just as bad in the US as China, and so we should ignore what is happening in China and instead turn all our attentions inward.

I can’t tell if this comment is sincere or sarcastic. Poe’s Law in full effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law

It's sarcastic.

Re: Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras

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post #214

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> Because those cameras are not used to track you, nor are you identified in those videos, nor is that data generally shared with anyone, and in most cases not the government. Not yet.

>>> " elevators, convenience stores etc. Red light cameras are everywhere. I haven't seen a backlash." >> Because those cameras are not used to track you, nor are you identified in those videos, nor is that data generally shared with anyone, and in most cases not the government. > Not yet. That an ominous-sounding, yet totally empty and meaningless response. Most of those cameras are privately owned and operated, and…

Looks like I was optimistic:

A California mall operator is sharing license plate tracking data with ICE (techcrunch.com), https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17502925

Re: Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras

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post #91

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I think he means, aside from dystopian population surveillance

yeah, like a thing that would remind me what peoples names are at parties. probably not as much money in that though.

you can probably scrape your own Facebook friends' pictures & use the GCS or Azure free services
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