Larry Ellison, who was a terrible person long before the current generation of Silicon Valley terrible people emerged, is promoting a total surveillance society -- which is the linchpin to tomorrow's fascism.
The fact that his company stands to profit immensely from such a thing is probably not his top motivation.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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