The Surveillance Dystopia Is Already Here
 Jason Koebler
· Sep 17, 2024 at 9:34 AM
"Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on."
There’s a comment that’s become very popular on social media whenever a new, horrifying surveillance practice is revealed: “1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual!”
This sentiment has become a bit tiresome, in part because saying it doesn’t really mean anything, and our real world has long since surpassed George Orwell’s dystopian nightmare in a few ways. But invoking 1984 as warning, not instruction manual feels appropriate here, with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, the fifth-richest person in the world, pitching his exciting vision for an always-on, 1984-style, AI-powered surveillance fever dream to an audience of investors.
In the remarks, which were first reported by Business Insider, Ellison said police....
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