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Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

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617 points jbegley | 2 comments | 04 Feb 25 20:28 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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tmnvdb ◴[04 Feb 25 23:14 UTC] No.42940589[source]▶
Good, this idea that all weapons are evil is an insane luxury belief.
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ignoramous ◴[04 Feb 25 23:41 UTC] No.42940969[source]▶
> all weapons are evil is an insane luxury belief

It isn't this that's insane, but a total belief purity of weapons that is.

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1. psunavy03 ◴[05 Feb 25 00:00 UTC] No.42941205[source]▶
You don't have to have a "total believe in the purity of weapons" to recognize that military tech is a regrettable but necessary thing for a nation to pursue.
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2. ignoramous ◴[05 Feb 25 03:11 UTC] No.42943230[source]▶
> You don't have to have "total belief in the purity of weapons"...

Of course. My point was, it is insane for those who do.