Comment on Airlines urge senators to reject bill limiting facial recognition
AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
the air industry groups said the law was a “step backward” and that facial recognition technology made security screenings far more efficient.
There’s that word again. Is there anything that can’t be justified by efficiency?
It never is, never has been, and probably never will be very efficient to slow down and consider the brand new set of issues created by efficiency. You’re just standing in the way of progress, and that’s tomorrow’s problem anyway. Let them figure it out. I’m sure they’ll come up with an efficient solution.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You know what else is efficient? Actual security instead of the theater they put travelers through currently.
AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I’m sure once every human is replaced by shitty automated AI the entire process will become smoother than our darkest nightmares can imagine.
Book your flight. Hop into your driverless taxi, and if you survive the trip to the airport, use the facial recognition option to breeze right on through security within minutes (assuming your the right color of passenger) without even taking off your shoes.
No need for air traffic control, flight attendants, or even pilots. You can can walk straight on to the overcrowded plane, settle in, put on your headphones and sleep mask, then nosedive straight into the ocean without ever having to acknowledge another human being. Until the rude asshole sitting next to you suddenly bothers you with some stupid shit like “Oh God why aren’t the oxygen masks dropping? That used to be automatic! Our father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name…”
You roll your eyes and put your headphones and mask back on to enjoy the soothing sounds of autotune AI generated parody songs you made on the ride to the airport. What the fuck that guy even talking about anyway? You don’t know and you don’t care. You didn’t pay for first class to have some rando kill your vacay vibe. You take a deep breath (but there’s no oxygen) smile and settle back in, knowing that soon you will reach your final destination.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Haha, nice. Reminds me of the libertarian detective copypasta.