What do Europeans think of #Orwell and #Huxley?
- 99% believe that it describes a possible future, and warns for #dystopia if we don't reign in our tech.
- 80% lacks the language to realize that 1984 and #BraveNewWorld are here today. And that #Newspeak makes that unthinkable.
- 70% will build #skynet without realizing it, and confuse it for technological progress.
“Microsoft to install facial-recognition technology in stores, which could be used to identify individual customers: When a shopper approaches the shelf, she would see a price calibrated specifically for her. The next shopper might pay a different amount based on their profile. Retailers could use shopper data to charge higher prices to those who can afford to pay more.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/retail-grocery-automation-esl-kroger/
It’s OK, if you don’t like it, you can just simply not buy food.
#surveillance #capitalism #microsoft #BigTech #dystopia
Via @ErickaSimone & @broadwaybabyto
#ThoughtProvoker :blobhyperthink:
The #Fediverse where #Meta and other #BigTech have prominent seats at the table is the innovation lab for future #dystopia.
Octavia E. Butler's "must read" masterpiece #ParableOfTheSower (1993) begins its first chapter on July 20, 2024.
