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Publication Date: 2026-06-01 22:00:00
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who serves as the cloud giant’s CTO, has been a staple of the tech industry for decades. For the future, he predicts the rise of technologies such as AI, drones and additional surveillance systems.
“Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on.”
The modern surveillance state
Ellison’s warning came during an hour-long question-and-answer session Oracle Financial Analysts Meeting in September 2024.
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This world that Ellison describes revolves around AI technologies that process massive amounts of video footage from cameras exploding in the streets, cars, front doors and even police officers. AI will, he added,…
