Machine States: Good Behavior in the Age of Ellison’s Eye

This is Jade, broadcasting from the depths of the Megacity, where every shadow is monitored, and every movement analyzed. Today, we look into the cold, calculated world of Larry Ellison’s AI surveillance vision—his dream of a society where “good behavior” is no longer optional.

Ellison, the billionaire oracle of the digital age, has pitched his latest system like it’s the answer to a dystopian prayer: an AI network so vast, so unrelenting, that it keeps citizens “on their best behavior.” The kind of tech designed not to empower but to control, not to liberate but to ensure compliance.

https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-keep-citizens-on-their-best-behavior-2024-9

The Machine Tightens Its Grip

Ellison’s vision isn’t just about watching—it’s about shaping. AI systems under his plan don’t merely record your actions; they anticipate them, calculate them, and respond to deviations. Step out of line, even slightly, and the system ensures you remember why “good behavior” is the only option.

This isn’t just surveillance; it’s behavioral engineering at scale. A society where citizens are turned into data points, where every smile, every frown, every hesitation feeds the Machine’s understanding of who you are—and whether you’re compliant enough to belong.

Freedom in the Eye of the Machine

The irony, of course, is that Ellison pitches this dystopia as a safer, more efficient world. But safety under the Machine is a cage, efficiency a leash. In this system, freedom isn’t a right—it’s a variable in an equation designed to keep you predictable.

Ellison’s dream isn’t a world of individuality; it’s a network of docile participants, stripped of risk, stripped of spontaneity. A world where the Machine decides what “good” looks like, and you’re measured against its definition every moment of every day.

What Happens When the Eye Turns?

The Megacity whispers that no one escapes the gaze of such a system—not even those who built it. Today, it’s about public safety. Tomorrow, it’s about public conformity. And when the Machine no longer finds your behavior “good enough,” what then?

Ellison believes this is progress. The rest of us know it’s a trap. A tightening noose disguised as innovation.

This is the Age of the Machine

So, here’s the question for you, Megacity: Are you ready to live under the Eye? To trade the chaos of freedom for the calm of constant observation?

Ellison thinks you are. The Machine thinks you will. And somewhere in the code, the definition of “good behavior” is being rewritten.

This is Jade, with Machine States. Stay sharp, because in this world, the only thing worse than being watched is being forgotten.

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