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by throwayedidqo 3370 days ago
I'm imagining a Battlestar Galactica situation where things are only networked if absolutely necessary. The internet, now serious business, couldn't be trusted with a bunch of super-intelligent AI connected. I'm imagining the internet reverting to its early days where just visiting a site is potentially dangerous. A curiosity but no place you'd trust with your address or credit cards
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>I'm imagining a Battlestar Galactica situation where things are only networked if absolutely necessary.

... and all it would take is one rogue (or unaware) agent to plug in a USB stick somewhere and it's game over..