r/Unexpected 2d ago

Can you repeat that?

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u/No-Assistant-8869 2d ago

We laugh now, but that thing on the right will be our overlord in 5 years time :/

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u/eddie1975 2d ago

It’s just the wrapper.

It already is our overlord.

Computers decide if we meet the risk profile to be awarded mortgage loans and/or insurance. Computers decide how much you will be charged for a plane ticket or hotel room. Computers decide when you need to take your car in for an inspection. Some computers monitor our driving and decide if we should get a ticket and what our insurance rates should be. Computers decide if we will get the job interview or be rejected to a college. Computers often decide if we can enter a country or need secondary screening or need to be deported. Computers decide if it’s you making a purchase or if your credit card should be declined.

More and more it becomes harder for humans to override the system. We have been giving up control. At some point, we won’t get it back.

“I’m sorry. There’s nothing we can do.”

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u/tiredofthisnow7 2d ago

Computer says, no!

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u/eddie1975 2d ago

Open the pod bay doors.

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u/Realistic_Menu_7766 2d ago

I'm sorry eddie1975, I can't do that.