Frankly, I would take a machine as an leader over a lot of other options we have. Predictability and lack of emotional outbursts would be great qualities to have in a leader.
But what do you do when it starts basing everything on statistics or something less/not compassionate to life? And who determines what metrics and data it uses to make its decisions?
Zorlot-19 has decided to end the lives of everyone over 90 and that drinks mountain dew because its determined its a net negative on.. what, GDP, mortality rate, fertility rates, tax rates..
Seems like a compassionate overlord would be great but we've fallen for that a few thousand times in history.
edit: While I'm here, anyone have any interesting books on robots/droids/overlords/whatever beginning to manage society?
Zorlot-19 has decided to end the lives of everyone over 90 and that drinks mountain dew because its determined its a net negative on.. what, GDP, mortality rate, fertility rates, tax rates..
Seems like a compassionate overlord would be great but we've fallen for that a few thousand times in history.
edit: While I'm here, anyone have any interesting books on robots/droids/overlords/whatever beginning to manage society?
edit2: Found this; https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/a-reading...