Do you think that perhaps the function of government could be replaced by open-source software?

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Do you think that perhaps the function of government could be replaced by open-source software?

All government? No. But some yes. And this is one of those things, like all computer systems, where we're going to have to start with small issues and work out the bugs there before moving on.

The issue is not in "can" we create such a system; the issue will be removing the power from politicians. They will object and will attempt to cause as much FUD as possible.
Artificial Neural Networks are already acting as consultants to JUDGES in bail and parole hearings.

I don't think it's unreasonable to believe that a politician will very soon promise to manage the resources under their purview purely by evidence based, PROCRUSTEAN algorithms.

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Do you think that perhaps the function of government could be replaced by open-source software?

How would open-source software respond to rioting after a cop shot a child?
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How would open-source software respond to rioting after a cop shot a child?
By immediately issuing an order to arrest the shooter.
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How would open-source software respond to rioting after a cop shot a child?
By immediately issuing an order to arrest the shooter.
That's how AI would handle the cop.  I asked how AI would respond to the riot.
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That's how AI would handle the cop.  I asked how AI would respond to the riot.
Aren't the "rioters" (protesters) demanding the arrest of the officer responsible for the shooting?

(IFF) announcing the arrest of the officer responsible fails to quell the protest (THEN) standard crowd suppression would likely be deployed

The point being, an Artificial Neural Network, specifically tasked with "keeping the peace" would very likely anticipate and mitigate policies that are likely to lead to citizen protests.
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Youtube algorithms already indoctrinate massive herds of sheep.
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Yes. Eventually an algorithm will think more about a subject than any given person.


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This is already under way except that it won't be open source. 

China already has employed this in part of its sentencing of criminals based on surveillance scores.

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We've been busily replacing ourselves at the top of the evolutionary tree for quite a while now.

And younger generations are already slaves to technology.

So it's logical to expect that Alternative Intelligence will eventually take over.