While no politician or political system can ever afford to yield understandably and enthusiastically to their adversaries and opposers, all politicians can and will yield enthusiastically to the computers safe flight-controlling capabilities in bringing all of humanity in for a happy landing.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Politicians may resist rivals but will trust computers for safety and navigation.
- In plain terms
- Leaders oppose people but trust technology.
- What can you take from it?
- Technology commands trust over people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why trust machines more?
- Is safety worth surrender?
Another view
Trust in tech is misplaced if flawed.
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