[scottlocklin]

Also "I've tortured the meaning of this to make Ray look like less of an idiot." I'm pretty sure gunshot detectors, which arguably date from WW-1, don't qualify as "Public and private spaces are routinely monitored by machine intelligence to prevent interpersonal violence.”

[dTal]

A lot of the supposed successes existed in more or less their current form at the time the so-called "prediction" was made.

[sonotathrowaway]

I’m not sure how you think they work or how they are currently being used if you’re under the impression that statement is an inaccurate description of reality.

[blackbrokkoli]

This made me laugh, thank you. Do you have source on the WW-1 detectors? Sounds intriguing!

[stretchcat]

They're referring to artillery sound ranging. (Using sound to triangulate the position of enemy artillery batteries.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_sound_ranging#World_...