Quote of the day by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior, because were constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on" a dire warning on the erosion of privacy

Date:
Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Legendary technologist Larry Ellison has outlined a vision for an
increasingly aggressive surveillance state in the 21st century

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Co-founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison, who serves as the cloud giant's CTO, has been part of the tech industry's furniture for decades now. Looking ahead, he projects the rise of technologies such as AI, drones, and additional monitoring systems. Citizens will be on their best behavior, because were constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on." Larry Ellison, September 2024 The modern surveillance state Ellison's warning came during an hour-long Q&A at
an Oracle financial analyst meeting in September 2024. Quote of the day This article is part of TechRadar Pro's QOTD project to provide an insight into
the minds of the brightest and most recognized figures in the technology industry today and in years gone by. Read the full series here . This world that Ellison describes revolves around AI technologies processing huge
amounts of video footage from the explosion of cameras in the streets, cars, front doors, and even police officers. AI will, he added, automatically
report issues that it detects while it's analyzing footage captured in real time. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: You may like Oracle database head says agents are the future, but warns there's no magic bullet AI is not here to replace expertise, it's here to elevate: Oracle CEO says the best still to come when it comes to agentic innovation AI surveillance is already here and its getting worse

With so much opportunity to scan and detect wrongdoing across society, and AI reducing the processing and decision-making burden, Ellison posited that citizens will, in kind, respond by adjusting their behavior. This vision is eerily similar to that George Orwell described in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , in which Big Brother oversaw the daily actions of citizens. Wrangling with an AI-fueled dystopia The movement against AI playing a role
in surveillance is vast, with plenty of commentary and research identifying ways this is happening. There are, for example, concerns over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) monitoring social media with AI used to scan and summarize findings.

Other reports suggest that big companies are engaging in workplace surveillance. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, for example, recently admitted on an employee call that AI is being used to study and process the day-to-day actions of employees to gather data to train future models and agents. It comes shortly after reports that the company will track clicks and keystrokes on devices .

Whether in the workplace or society at large the direction of travel for
the last couple of decades has favored increased monitoring and surveillance, with Ellison clearly concerned that emerging technologies will simply add
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