however there’s a cynical part of me that sounds like some combo of @ozziegooenand Robin Hanson which notes we have methods now (like significantly increased surveillance and auditing) which we could use for greater trust and which we don’t employ.
Quick note: I think Robin Hanson is more on the side of “we’re not doing this because we don’t actually care”. I’m more on the side of, “The technology and infrastructure just isn’t good enough.”
What I mean by that is that I think it’s possible to get many of the benefits of surveillance without minimal costs, using a combination of Structured Transparency and better institutions. This would be a software+governance challenge.
Quick note: I think Robin Hanson is more on the side of “we’re not doing this because we don’t actually care”. I’m more on the side of, “The technology and infrastructure just isn’t good enough.”
What I mean by that is that I think it’s possible to get many of the benefits of surveillance without minimal costs, using a combination of Structured Transparency and better institutions. This would be a software+governance challenge.