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Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

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Re: Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

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Post by chefandy »

a_shovel wrote: post #2

I initially thought that this was an announcement for a new pledge and thought, "they're going to forget about this the moment it's convenient." Then I read the article and realized, "Oh, it's already convenient." Google is a megacorp, and while megacorps aren't fundamentally "evil" (for some definitions of evil), they are fundamentally unconcerned with goodness or morality, and any appearance that they are is purely…

Every corporate pronouncement of virtue must be appended with “until we get paid enough, or the right people ask.”

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Post by Snowfield9571 »

webspinner wrote: post #541
int_19h wrote: post #372

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To quote the email from Hulu that recently dropped into my inbox: > We are clarifying that, as we continue to increase the breadth and depth of the content we make available to you, circumstances may require that certain titles and types of content include ads, even in our 'no ads' or 'ad free' subscription tiers. So at this point they aren't even bothering to rename the tier from "ad free" even as they put ads in it…

Yes that's definitely newspeak! It's also the reason why I run adblock. It's gotten me in trouble a few times with streaming services, they don't love it. I still run it.

What do you use that blocks ads from streaming services? I’ve had no luck.

Re: Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

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Post by fennecbutt »

Makes sense though. We just have to try to do it safely as we can.

That's one of the weaknesses of the West is that we've started to _care_ about things like this, but other nations don't and that means that it can potentially become a weakness that can be exploited.

The same thing is for example, the fact that if someone was racist to me in many countries I'm pretty sure nothing would happen at all versus nationals of those countries crying racism at the drop of a hat when they're in the West.

Which is a real shame because we should all be nicer to each other, but contrary to popular belief unless they behaviour is absolute across our species then it doesn't make us stronger, it makes us weaker.

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Post by AndyNemmity »

ericmay wrote: post #553
AndyNemmity wrote: post #508

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Corporations are totalitarian systems. Just because the dictatorship has people, doesn't indicate anything about it.

It's a voluntary totalitarian system though - you don't have to work at (insert company you think is evil) so your comparison falls short.

A choice between a totalitarian system or starvation is not a choice.

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Post by webspinner »

Snowfield9571 wrote: post #562
webspinner wrote: post #541

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes that's definitely newspeak! It's also the reason why I run adblock. It's gotten me in trouble a few times with streaming services, they don't love it. I still run it.

What do you use that blocks ads from streaming services? I’ve had no luck.

Right now, I use adGuard. Any adblocker such as uBlock origin should do this. However they tend to ban uBlock origin, because it's widely known. Or at least when they go after adblock, they go after that one first.

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Post by Snowfield9571 »

webspinner wrote: post #565
Snowfield9571 wrote: post #562

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you use that blocks ads from streaming services? I’ve had no luck.

Right now, I use adGuard. Any adblocker such as uBlock origin should do this. However they tend to ban uBlock origin, because it's widely known. Or at least when they go after adblock, they go after that one first.

Oh on a browser client - yes that makes sense. I made a bad assumption that you managed to block them on streaming devices like roku or apple tv.

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Post by webspinner »

Snowfield9571 wrote: post #566
webspinner wrote: post #565

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right now, I use adGuard. Any adblocker such as uBlock origin should do this. However they tend to ban uBlock origin, because it's widely known. Or at least when they go after adblock, they go after that one first.

Oh on a browser client - yes that makes sense. I made a bad assumption that you managed to block them on streaming devices like roku or apple tv.

Not yet, lol! I like to use my computer for everything still, hah.
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