Comment by FireBeyond
2 days ago
He has said his goal is for a "world with no crime. Thanks to Flock." and his goal is not aspirational, visionary, but quite literal.
He sees false negatives as more problematic than false positives. He has admitted being inspired by Minority Report (to me it's always very telling when someone takes a cautionary tale like this and finds it "inspirational").
It is right to be amazingly concerned.
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Show HN: Torment nexus. Built in Rust (YC W25).
Oof, that felt too real. I'm half torn making that a reality before someone else does.
That's often the thing about these torment nexuses, they're somehow profitable.