Comment by tomrod
2 hours ago
Is it binary? I don't think the technology is the core issue, the concern is over the people enforcing and the policies governing their actions -- the technology becomes a flashpoint when the prior two are issues. Scaling bad actions and actors even though the tech itself is neutral.
TFA's point is really getting at that -- who is accountable for scaling bad actions and actors?
But the scaling needs to be relevant to the actual actions you are concerned about.
It's a stretch that any software Google/DeepMind/etc is selling to DHS is allowing / helping them to scale the murder part of their operations.
In fact, usually software translates to "less boots on the ground" which one could then assume would decrease the number of encounters like those highlighted in the article.