Next time round Hitler will be a machine.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Future authoritarian threats may be technological rather than human.
- In plain terms
- Evil leadership might come from technology next time.
- What can you take from it?
- Watch out for tech-enabled oppression.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does tech change power?
- What is a machine leader?
Another view
Machines lack human intent to lead.
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