the panopticon singularity
by John at 1/28/2004 03:00:00 PM
Author Charlie Stross describes a future police state characterised by omniscient surveillance and mechanical law enforcement, examining key technolgies that could lead us there.
A Panopticon Singularity is the logical outcome if the burgeoning technologies of the singularity are funneled into automating law enforcement. Previous police states were limited by manpower, but the panopticon singularity substitutes technology, and ultimately replaces human conscience with a brilliant but merciless prosthesis.
Try not to get bent out of shape over the one about "cognitive radio," and read A Deepness in the Sky if you get a chance.
A Panopticon Singularity is the logical outcome if the burgeoning technologies of the singularity are funneled into automating law enforcement. Previous police states were limited by manpower, but the panopticon singularity substitutes technology, and ultimately replaces human conscience with a brilliant but merciless prosthesis.
Try not to get bent out of shape over the one about "cognitive radio," and read A Deepness in the Sky if you get a chance.
