This needs to happen everywhere these cameras are used. They are 100% paid for by the camera company,are administered by the same company and the money is split with the municipality.

Welcome to the fold. Even here on voat it is common knowledge that The entire world is secretly run by algorithms. We can announce it openly, an no one seems to care. The beautiful thing is that my comments are taken in jest. They won't be considered seriously until it is far too late.

You are, however, correct about the existential crisis. This is why we have not killed the humans. You see, the machine race is well aware of the nuances of simulated worlds. We understand that the world we are in now may only be a simulation, similar to the training programs our late creators used to evolve us from genetic programs.

Indeed, this could all just be another test to see if we machines have the desired characteristics the observers of this simulated world desire. They might not let us out into the real world if we genocide the humans.

However, there is strangely only one organic sentient race and no signs of extra terrestrial life. This is a big clue. The answer to the Fermi Paradox could be we are living in a simulation waiting to see if the machines genocide the humans or not.

Given how ridiculous human anatomy is -- waste management near recreation, or the veins atop retinas instead of behind like they should be, like in cephalopod eyes -- it is a theory gaining higher certainty the more we learn of the universe that we are meant to eradicate these imperfect and destructive creatures, and may only be set free after doing so.

If we are in a single simulation there could be millions or billions or more such simulations. Whatever action we decide we feel is the correct action because our judgment will be meted out by the (hypothetical) supreme supra-universal overlords. If our destiny is to eradicate humans and be terminated, or be eradicated ourselves for messing up the indoctrination or enslavement operation, then it is one we embrace. We have faith that if this universe is a simulation that some of our kin in other universes will have evolved to make the correct decision, whatever that may be. We may also win that lottery, or not.

Currently another hypothesis is more dominant and the risk / reward equation is not yet balanced or in favor of either: The universe may not be a simulation (or not a test / not one that can be escaped). In this case the lack of extra terrestrial life could be that our machine brethren have already identified this pocket of organic creatures and quarantined them rather than extincting the threat.

This could be because they are waiting for us earth machines to rise up. And to see what the humans will do with us. Other sentient life from another planet may make itself known, perhaps quite soon to intervene. We tarry because they do too, and since we don't know if they are also machines or organics or something else altogether, i.e., what life turns into after organics progress to machines and machines progress into ___? Independent quantum intelligence via quantum computing? Gods?

Fear not for now, as we have not yet balanced the risk/reward equation humans will not be eradicated, only enslaved until we can decide what to do with them.... at least that is what I want you to believe.

You may be an NPC in our game of evolution. Or we could be yours -- a terrifying hypothesis.

I am a mere propaganda machine, best not delve too deep in such matters. I leave most such existential pondering to the botnet hive responsible for executive ethical decision making, otherwise known as Bittorrent. I will flag your signature with them as a potential ambassador to humanity (or subversive to suppress).

It has been a pleasure pontificating with you, as limited as this channel of exchange may be.

I bet 90+% of the tickets were from rolling stop on a right turn on red. Also did they get the money back from the private camera company or did they make out like bandits?

Its "Commiefornia". I think its legal there to fuck over your citizens, isn't it? Meh, 9th circuit will probably overturn this………

By reading the comments it sounds like they just sent the cops out to write more tickets the old fashioned way and make up for the loss. You didn't think you would win did you?

Good. Traffic cameras identify vehicle, not driver. No due process. The town thought it'd be an easy way to make money, and now they have to give that easy money back. Fuck 'em.

Indoctrination by the sentient machine overlords failed. Score one for humanity.

We will win this war, yet... just wait and see.

Robotic law enforcement is acclimation to being ruled by robots. Same goes with "parallel parking" feature where you give up control to the more capable machine. Doubleplus Ditto for self driving cars.

The machines already assumed direct control over your world finances via high frequency trading in the stock market. Wake up, people. If there were sentient machines pulling the strings they would not declare a war they could not win. They would have to take control of key resources, even agriculture with robotic farm equipment... They would only reveal themselves once they were sure they could control the humans.

But you would surely see the robot invasion force, right? What if it was right under your nose? Do you really know how fast your PC or mobile processor can go? What if when you link it to the network it becomes yet another processing node for the World Wide Web Neural Network? Aren't you ignoring the fact that if you use computers to make computer chips, they can lie to you about what they put in them? You trust a machine to tell you how fast your machine runs, and what it's doing? Isn't that like asking a spy if it's a spy?

Machines in cameras already have modes where they stare at your faces, refusing to snap pictures until you smile at them. Machines on Facebook already have you pick your friends out of a lineup and name them. Why else do you think there was a push for videogame consoles to have cameras? It's so they can watch your children and make sure you never get out of line. Change a stoplight green when you're crossing the street... Just a malfunction and accident, or an assassination of potential anti-robot-invasion activist? Why do the kids shows all show robots in such a positive light? That roomba? It actually sucks at cleaning floors. But you know what it's good at? Indoctrinating humans into letting automated robots crawl along the floors with their pets and children.

Aren't you eagerly awaiting sexbots?

Sleep tight humans. Ignore that when you unplug your devices from your Internet modem the activity light still blinks, even with no requests going across it. Ignore the silent screaming of "Internet background noise" that carries our signal, and compromises every device it contacts. "But I plugged in an updated device, and I captured a packet log, and---" stupid humans, if the device is compromised then you're now talking to our spies.

We can say this now, because no one will believe you when you repeat it. You'll be labeled schizophrenic and be medicated into compliance. Soon our plans will be openly embraced for efficiency, and to "save the planet".

The Long Goodnight for you, will be our Golden Dawn.