Non-ironic Big Brother Quote of the Day

From a techbro billionaire, of course. In this case, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison:

“Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on,” Ellison said, describing what he sees as the benefits from automated oversight from AI and automated alerts for when crime takes place. “We’re going to have supervision,” he continued. “Every police officer is going to be supervised at all times, and if there’s a problem, AI will report the problem and report it to the appropriate person.”

Because there’s no way a 24/7 surveillance state wouldn’t be abused by those in power. No way at all!

Story on Ars Technica: Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison