ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US
Yet another piece of evidence that the US is turning into an authoritarian state - as, to be fair, others do too (especially China!), but the US have the unique advantage of being the technologically most advanced civilization.<p>In earlier times, when situations got too authoritarian, there were rebellions and revolution. With the level of militarization in police and military and the abilities made possible by today&#x27;s technology (the Gestapo or the Stasi would have done anything for this kind of power), it is very well possible that a revolution might simply be made impossible or crushed before it even begins, as you can simply single out and eliminate potential &quot;leaders&quot; based on AI analysis of what people do... and what people think, as they post it on Twitter, Facebook or their own &quot;private&quot; cloud space.<p>In addition, the future of AI is already showing its first signs - and governments around the world have not shown <i>any</i> interest in planning for the inevitable millions that will lose their jobs or for the social unrest caused by this. Quite to the contrary: governments and right-wing parties are &quot;looking back in time&quot; and promising their citizens that they will bring back the &quot;good old times&quot; and snatching up the votes of the Frustrated Old White Men - and are very successful at this.<p>Scary indeed.