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swombat on Dec 19, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The TSA's True Focus Isn't Safety - It's Self-Pres...

So the TSA is like some kind of rogue AI just "tryin' to survive" - except that unlike an AI, it's incredibly stupid on a massive scale.

Doesn't bode well for our chances of fighting a real intelligent AI when it finally creeps up on us.

indiecore on Dec 19, 2012 [–]

Why fight it? I for one embrace our AI overlord, maybe we can finally have the philosopher king we need.

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