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How does artificial intelligence change when people — not profit — truly come first? Join IRL’s host Bridget Todd, as she meets people around the world building responsible alternatives to the tech that’s changing how we work, communicate, and even listen to music.
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In this episode, I share news from my recent trip to the UK, noticing how it seems to have reached the epic proportions of a Black Mirror episode; from the absurd TV licensing program to the new Digital ID Brit cards that will track your behavior. I also explore how the UK may be serving as a testing ground for new levels of behavioral surveillance that could eventually spread globally. I dive into California’s $900 “smart” license plates that track your every move, centralized government digital currencies, and my predictions for the next 20 years of Orwellian surveillance.
In this week’s episode:
- The UK’s TV licensing system: Legal extortion through private contractors
- The Reviver R-plate: $900 to track yourself in California and Arizona
- Brit Cards: UK’s new “voluntary” Digital ID system
- The Bank of England’s digital pound and programmable money
- Historical patterns of control: From land ownership to neural interfaces
- Why the UK is the blueprint for global surveillance rollout
- Predictions for the next 20-50 years of biosurveillance
Matrix Community Rooms
- Matrix Community Space - https://matrix.to/#/#psysecure:matrix.org
Individual Room Links:
- https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-intro:matrix.org
- https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-podcast:matrix.org
- https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-general:matrix.org
Show Links:
- PsySecure ODSF Framework - https://odsf.psysecure.com
- LCD License Plate (not privacy friendly!) - https://reviver.com/rplate/
- Black Mirror S03E01 "Nosedive" - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5497778/
- Bank of England's Digital Pound - https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/the-digital-pound
- Brit Card Digital ID System - https://www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/britcard
- TV Licensing Detector Ads (1980s-90s):
- Mustapha Mond (Brave New World
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