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[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 45 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

I'm trying to think of which robot dystopia/apocalypse this most closely resembles.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 4 weeks ago

1984 meets Skynet

[–] protist@mander.xyz 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 points 4 weeks ago

To increase efficiency consumption is being regulated.

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 weeks ago

Minority Report maybe

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Person of Interest, no? That's exactly what that was. 😅

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Right? There are probably hundreds of novels theorizing about how this turns out. Most of them unflattering I would guess, based on however many I have read

[–] rainynight65@feddit.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

No fictional dystopia needed. China already performs mass surveillance and has systems in place to enforce desirable behaviours in citizens. This is just another evolutionary phase.