Reid Hoffman
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All technological transformations have a threatening resort and technology naturally, this is part of the 1984 worries, can generally be deployed by more autocratic regimes to control things. China loves to use surveillance technology for all kinds of things. And we want to enable that individual freedom.
All technological transformations have a threatening resort and technology naturally, this is part of the 1984 worries, can generally be deployed by more autocratic regimes to control things. China loves to use surveillance technology for all kinds of things. And we want to enable that individual freedom.
All technological transformations have a threatening resort and technology naturally, this is part of the 1984 worries, can generally be deployed by more autocratic regimes to control things. China loves to use surveillance technology for all kinds of things. And we want to enable that individual freedom.
And so that's not a reason not to do the new technology, but to figure out what values we want embedded in the technology that we as individuals use, that we as society use, that we have the government use. For example, one of the things that's very popular on the left is, oh, we shouldn't have facial recognition technologies available to government.
And so that's not a reason not to do the new technology, but to figure out what values we want embedded in the technology that we as individuals use, that we as society use, that we have the government use. For example, one of the things that's very popular on the left is, oh, we shouldn't have facial recognition technologies available to government.
And so that's not a reason not to do the new technology, but to figure out what values we want embedded in the technology that we as individuals use, that we as society use, that we have the government use. For example, one of the things that's very popular on the left is, oh, we shouldn't have facial recognition technologies available to government.
It's like, no, I actually think we should have facial technologies available. That's part of how we track down terrorists, how we might prevent that tragedy that happened in New Orleans. We just have good, healthy governance of it. You say, I'm going to issue a facial awareness surveillance alert. Well, it should go through the judicial process.
It's like, no, I actually think we should have facial technologies available. That's part of how we track down terrorists, how we might prevent that tragedy that happened in New Orleans. We just have good, healthy governance of it. You say, I'm going to issue a facial awareness surveillance alert. Well, it should go through the judicial process.
It's like, no, I actually think we should have facial technologies available. That's part of how we track down terrorists, how we might prevent that tragedy that happened in New Orleans. We just have good, healthy governance of it. You say, I'm going to issue a facial awareness surveillance alert. Well, it should go through the judicial process.
You really are sometimes a technology late adopter. Oh, always.
You really are sometimes a technology late adopter. Oh, always.
You really are sometimes a technology late adopter. Oh, always.
AI can help you with it.
AI can help you with it.
AI can help you with it.
Everybody should be a renovate institutionalist.
Everybody should be a renovate institutionalist.
Everybody should be a renovate institutionalist.
What does that mean? So not destroy institution. not, oh, allow the institution or whatever. How do we constantly be renovating the institution? The institution's good. The institution is, the cars are safe. The institution is, we have stoplights. The institution is, you're not allowed to rob someone in the street. You can't put mercury in my well. Yes, exactly. Public universities.
What does that mean? So not destroy institution. not, oh, allow the institution or whatever. How do we constantly be renovating the institution? The institution's good. The institution is, the cars are safe. The institution is, we have stoplights. The institution is, you're not allowed to rob someone in the street. You can't put mercury in my well. Yes, exactly. Public universities.