[iinnPP]

I want to take the opportunity here to introduce a rather overlooked problem with AI: Palantir and anything like it.

Where certain uses equate to significant jumps in power of manipulation.

That's not to pick on Palantir, it's just a class of software that enables AI for usecases that are quite scary.

It's not as if similar software isn't used by other countries for the same use cases employed by the US military.

Given this path, I doubt the environment will be the focus, again.

[simonw]

Is that really overlooked? I've been seeing (very justified) concerns about the use of AI and machine learning for surveillance for over a decade.

It was even the subject of a popular network TV show (Person of Interest) with 103 episodes from 2011-2016.

[fc417fc802]

The topic as a whole isn't overlooked but I think the societal impact is understated even by Hollywood. When every security camera is networked and has a mind of its own things get really weird and that's before we consider the likes of Boston Dynamics.

A robotic police officer on every corner isn't at all far fetched at that point.