{"id":91536,"date":"2025-09-28T23:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/91536\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T23:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:01:08","slug":"ai-mogul-larry-ellison-once-said-citizens-will-be-on-their-best-behavior-amid-nonstop-recording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/91536\/","title":{"rendered":"AI mogul Larry Ellison once said ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ amid nonstop recording"},"content":{"rendered":"

A year ago, Oracle<\/a> cofounder and Chairman Larry Ellison described a future where everyone, including law enforcement, will face regular surveillance<\/a> as daily life is documented seemingly nonstop.<\/p>\n

At Oracle\u2019s\u00a0financial analyst meeting<\/a>\u00a0last September, he predicted artificial intelligence will help process the vast amounts of footage recorded by cameras placed on everything from car dashboards and front doors to security systems and cops.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to have supervision,\u201d Ellison said. \u201cEvery police officer is going to be supervised at all times, and if there\u2019s a problem, AI will report that problem and report it to the appropriate person. Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those comments have gained fresh relevance now that his company has emerged as a major player in the AI industry and is poised to play a critical role in the deal for TikTok\u2019s U.S. operations. TikTok\u2019s video-sharing platform is among the most popular social media properties in the country.<\/p>\n

Oracle didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

The company has been an AI infrastructure provider and stunned Wall Street earlier this month by reaching a $300 billion deal with OpenAI<\/a>, which will purchase computing power over about five years in one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed. <\/p>\n

And earlier this week, OpenAI signed deals with SoftBank and Oracle\u00a0for new data centers as part of the massive Stargate Project.<\/p>\n

In its most recent quarterly earnings call with analysts, management also offered\u00a0revenue projections that cited $455 billion in contracts, up 359% from a year earlier.\u00a0CEO Safra Catz\u00a0revealed that Oracle landed deals with three different customers during the quarter.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Oracle is expected to be among the companies<\/a> that will buy TikTok\u2019s U.S. business from Chinese parent company ByteDance. In addition, Oracle\u00a0will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon signed an executive order clearing the way for a deal to put TikTok in U.S. hands. The U.S. ownership structure is still being finalized<\/a>, but Trump said\u00a0Oracle\u00a0and Ellison would play a \u201cbig\u201d role in managing the app, while conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch and computer billionaire Michael Dell would sit on the board. Trump hinted that three more \u201cblue-chip\u201d backers are also part of the ownership group.<\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance said that the algorithm will be \u201cunder the control of American investors,\u201d adding that more details would be forthcoming.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reports earlier this week<\/a>\u00a0said\u00a0Oracle\u00a0will re-create TikTok\u2019s algorithm and provide a new U.S. version while also ensuring security for users\u2019 data.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis deal will allow for the U.S. to control the app\u2019s algorithm,\u201d Vance said. \u201cIt\u2019s actually going to be American-operated all the way.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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