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Episode #186 ... Are we heading for a digital prison? - Panopticon (Foucault, Bentham, Cave)

Philosophize This!

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What if AI systematically degrades our freedom?

The possibility of a digital panopticon raises the question of what exactly is freedom. Is freedom simply freedom from constraints or does it also require skills and opportunities to pursue the desired life? In a world where the goal is to weaken the three stages of free will, creating an environment that limits freedom becomes a challenge. If the aim is to control a population without physical confinement, creating an asymmetry of knowledge and a panopticon becomes crucial.

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