Me and a friend recently had a discussion on different systems of government from regular western democracy. Not systems that already exist, like Iran's Islamic Republic or North Korea's duchy, but other systems that don't exist but could have practical potential. Systems forged from pragmatism, like a forum-based world government with time zone representatives in a senate or optional elections that would keep good leaders in power, with an election being held every year to see if the populace wanted an election.
We soon came across the possibility of a world government ruled by a supercomputer. After all, AI, if created, would be much more logical than most regular people, and if following the three laws of robotics it couldn't hurt people, right? Nope. What if it, being the well-intended thing that it is, tries to turn people into enchanced cyborgs against our will? What if it initiates some sort of five year plan that, while working well in the long run, causes living standards to drastically decline. Drug testing? Medical stuff? Who knows?
What are your opinions of this, dear NSG? What should we do if such a system is implemented?
