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Re: I resigned from OpenAI

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I’m worried that China will build said killing machines and that we’ll be unprepared.

Unless you're living in Taiwan, I don't think you have a lot to prepare for.

Just wait until China gets to the next stage of capitalism.

They're investing their trade surplus in assets around the world, especially the third world.

When those assets start to go bad and/or the government nationalizes them?

We'll see if China responds any differently than any of the other colonial powers with business interests.

Re: I resigned from OpenAI

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Anybody who stays at openai is signing on to build machines that will be used to kill innocent people and control people who think that’s a bad idea.

A lot of people despite the idea of killing, but as technology advances, and the cost of weapon systems increases, it is less and less likely that these expensive systems will be used to target innocent people, since doing so is likely a waste of resources. On the other hand, usually it is those less-advanced weapons that inflects most mass casualties.

Some country can perform a successful head hunt in the span of an afternoon tea party, while some other country have to level cities for few years and yet still fails to even touch the opposition leader. That's the difference between advanced and less-advanced systems.

If people here loves peace, good. But if we can always reasoning our way out of conflict, then why do we also invented the career of professional police force?

Of course, it is possible that countries advanced too far ahead might bully those less-advanced ones. But then, maybe the less-advanced countries should look inward and reflect on the question why can't they themselves create such advanced weaponries. I don't know, maybe these countries instead of forcing their own people to wear an obeisant smelling face mask, it's time to gave back the power and opportunities so their people can actually grow and gain and eventually contribute.

Re: I resigned from OpenAI

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The myth of american moral superiority had been dead for a while. Why would china be any more evil than the US, which has waged far more colonialist wars and killed far more foreign lives in recent times (look at the news today for inspiration)

Uighur concentration camps? Falun Gong organ harvesting?

Nice! You got two!

Re: I resigned from OpenAI

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The last time China bombed a foreign country was 1979, 47 years ago. Has the US gone even 47 days in the last 80 years without bombing another country?

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Are you suggesting the USA has not funded proxies?

Re: I resigned from OpenAI

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The last time China bombed a foreign country was 1979, 47 years ago. Has the US gone even 47 days in the last 80 years without bombing another country?

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Wouldn't catch the USA fighting a proxy war. /s

Re: I resigned from OpenAI

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I’m worried that China will build said killing machines and that we’ll be unprepared.

I got scared when I saw China's synchronized drone swarms at the Beijing Olympics, which I believe was the point.

My thoughts were "why do we still buy fireworks. This is way cooler, and not really annoying"

Re: I resigned from OpenAI

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China is currently a more morally virtuous country than the US.

Believe me, China hasn't show its true face yet, but it will, just wait. And while we are waiting, there're another few wars to be done.

It's gonna take a LOT for them to match the USA's depravity.

Re: I resigned from OpenAI

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Are you suggesting the USA has not funded proxies?

I think they were suggesting that China has bombed foreign countries through the use of proxies. They didn't actually say anything about the USA.
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