Comment on Is DOGE actually about collecting information to train AI for Musk products than saving money?
karashta@piefed.social 5 days ago
There's a few reasons to get that data.
To weaponize it against us himself, or sell it to our enemies.
To create a "master list" that the authoritarians can use to disburse and destroy those they disagree with or find impure.
This isn't just about some shitty AI. It's about destroying and controlling us.
He's currying favor with world leaders because he saw how easy it has been for such vast wealth to undermine and topple American democracy and he wants to do this everywhere.
sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
With that Administration’s track record of keeping secret things secret, China and Russia will get access to this master list before it’s even finished.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Even without that track record, that was always going to happen. There is a reason why most privacy advocates consider the mere creation of centralized lists of aggregated data like that a very bad idea.