alt Hacker News>why would a government actually do anything for a population that is net value extracting?
Because we outnumber them a million to one, and history is littered with examples of what happens to leaders who squeeze their population a little too far
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myk9001 • last Sunday at 7:57 AM
So, you literally read "unlimited supply of military via robots" in the parent comment, and still reply with this? Humanity truly doesn't stand a chance...
mrob • last Sunday at 7:55 AM
Historical leaders didn't have fully automated killer drone factories. (Just an example; a real AGI will probably come up with more effective ideas.)
analog8374 • last Sunday at 2:58 PM
So it's a mind control problem. We have a good technology for that
beeflet • last Sunday at 10:15 AM
"killbots, mow down these stupid protesters"
I'm not really convinced it's actually possible to overthrow a modern government. The disparity in killing power available to the two sides is just too great. Like yeah we outnumber the government a million to one (figuratively), but that's not going to help much when they have tanks, artillery, and planes to defend themselves with.