Re: UK bomb car tracked by highway license plate scanners

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 7/3/07, Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com> wrote:
> Brian Loe wrote:
> > Until AI has evolved to the point that we can remove humans from
> > positions of power and judgement, replacing them with non-feeling,
> > incorruptible machines, we have to live with the fact that every
> > system is flawed and the more power you give that system the more
> > flawed it will be.
>
> Hey, you accidentally dragged the discussion back into security
> relevance. How's that incorruptible machine thing working out for you?


Why would it have to be accidental?

Point is, humans are...human. Unless you replace humans with something
that doesn't have a personal interest, power corrupts. That, as I
said, doesn't work either because those types of things (whether they
be some sort of AI or a yes/no machine) can not compute compassion and
mercy. So, the finer point is that there will never be a benevolent
government and therefore the government must remain in the hands of
the People - and not just the majority of the People but a
representative body of the People. The US isn't a democracy for this
very reason.

Besides, what happens when you put your government/jurist IA SCADA/DCS
network on the 'Net?!
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