From: theleasthappyfella@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 5:44:21 AM UTC-7, Arindam Banerjee wrote:   
   > On Monday, 3 July 2023 at 01:22:32 UTC+10, bruce bowser wrote:    
   > > On Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 6:27:33 AM UTC-4, Arindam Banerjee wrote:    
   > > > On Sunday, 2 July 2023 at 09:22:40 UTC+10, bruce bowser wrote:    
   > > > > On Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 7:16:14 PM UTC-4, Arindam Banerjee   
   wrote:    
   > > > > > High time AI replaced politicians as well.    
   > > > > But, AI can't feel the pain of punishments that it would administer.   
   Can it?    
   > > > nor the joys like fat salaries, fames, infames, awards, pensions etc.    
   > > > AI: cheap, reliable, will work 7*24, will allow upgrades, save on   
   election moneys and promises...    
   > > > No wonder Asimov wrote that a good well-programmed robot would save   
   humanity from itself.    
   > > But would one slightly less save humanity?    
   > Anything better than politicians will save humanity. It won't be difficult   
   to make a machine system far better.    
   > In fact, the idea I had about googling (which I initiated with my paper in   
   1987) came from the notion of superpolitics, that in turn inspired by Asimov's   
   robot-in-charge.    
   > Superpolitics means direct democracy, with interested participants for every   
   issue voting directly and making decisions.    
   > Machines conduct the whole thing, monitor results, make reports and   
   distribute.    
   > Much like internet today, only much more focussed, organised, democratic,   
   etc. and tamper-proof from trolls, etc. Anti-troll software, big issue.    
   > No politicians, only people using machines.    
   > Which is what machines are for.    
   > Cheers,    
   > Arindam Banerjee   
      
   Is this supposed to be anything like Alain Badiou's "Metapolitics"?   
      
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