Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why?
Because they are a communist country aligned with Russia.
Been a whole lot longer since their last genocide
Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
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Re: Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
#52Canada and Europe call for banning American companies in their the name of sovereignty: upvoted and praised as necessary America tries that for valid reasons (unfair subsidies, human or labor rights violations, BYD): get called fascist or stupid
Canada and Europe call for banning American companies in their the name of America Threatening to go apeshit and do stupid stuff: upvoted and praised as necessary.
America tries that for stupid xenophobic reasons, gets called stupid or xenophobic.
Re: Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because govtech is notoriously difficult to break in to.
How did Palantir break in? What's preventing a Canadian competitor from doing the same?
> How did Palantir break in?
Peter Thiel abusing government backchannels.
> What's preventing a Canadian competitor from doing the same?
A lack of access to corrupt government backchannels.
Re: Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's pretty obvious this comment didn't come from a Canadian. Because if it was, you'd know that Palantir is elbow-deep in the Trump administration, the same one that has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada. That is not a threat to be taken lightly, and the Canadian public agrees, which is why the trump-opposing Liberal party is currently enjoying a parliamentary majority. A more relevant question would be "Why wou…
> Palantir is elbow-deep in the Trump administration, the same one that has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada. That is not a threat to be taken lightly, and the Canadian public agrees Are they making any preparations for war, at all, that they weren't also doing in 2021?
I'd say yes. Things like increased military spending (2% of gdp, largest since the end of the cold war), buying more non-US weapon systems (like Saab's GlobalEye, instead of US AWACS), exploring other alliances (with Europe and China), and lessoning dependencies on US companies (like Palantir).
Are you thinking that the Candian public doesn't care about Trump's annexation threats?
Re: Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because they are a communist country aligned with Russia.
China is the most sensible current superpower. They are barely communist at all since Deng and have a better recent track record in terms of maintaining global trade. And at least in recent years they are probably the least worst super power in terms of imprisoning minorities. Oh and Premier Xi lives under your bed.
> least worst super power in terms of imprisoning minorities
It's amazing how fast everyone forgot about Xinjiang. These things don't stop simply because journalists get bored.
Re: Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why not?
Because it’s a company with no ethics beyond “might makes right,” owned by a person of dubious sanity who travels around the world to warn anyone who’ll listen about how the Antichrist is bad for their business. Why would anyone in their right minds do business with a company like that?
To be fair the Antichrist, being a prophesied entity from several millennia ago, is probably not super up to date on twenty-first-century business best practices. They probably still use waterfall.
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Assuming the answer is "no", that is sufficient to demonstrate that the Canadian public sees the threat as one to be taken lightly, and indeed one to which the most appropriate reaction is to ignore it.
Ah yes.. the threat to invade us... should be taken lightly. Right. We should fall in line, let them bully us, do nothing, keep sending our money there. I'm sure that your dear leader would also take lightly any threat of invasion against the United States.
You're taking it lightly right now. If you believe it isn't something to be taken lightly, why do your actions contradict your beliefs so badly?
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Better yet, build a domestic product for government use and tightly regulate and oversee it so that you can be sure it's being used lawfully, only when needed for government use, and only when necessary. Democratic nations have power over their government but not over corporations. I know which one I'd rather have ruling over me and spying on my every move.
> ... build a domestic product for government use and tightly regulate and oversee it ... Government to tightly regulate and oversee itself, I perceive. > Democratic nations have power over their government but not over corporations. Democratic governments and corporations have been around about as many centuries, and both have long ago perfected techniques to make sure the people have no direct power over either of…
In my country more people are killed by corporations than by their government's "warplanes and myriads of armed enforcers". Corporations have literally poisoned you and your entire family already. They've contaminated every living creature on earth and every source of water. Even the rain that falls is no longer safe to drink. (https://phys.org/news/2022-08-rainwater-unsafe-due-chemicals...) No one has spent even one day in jail for it. You can't vote them out of power.
Re: Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Palantir is elbow-deep in the Trump administration, the same one that has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada. That is not a threat to be taken lightly, and the Canadian public agrees Are they making any preparations for war, at all, that they weren't also doing in 2021?
I'd say yes. Things like increased military spending (2% of gdp, largest since the end of the cold war), buying more non-US weapon systems (like Saab's GlobalEye, instead of US AWACS), exploring other alliances (with Europe and China), and lessoning dependencies on US companies (like Palantir). Are you thinking that the Candian public doesn't care about Trump's annexation threats?
I'm thinking that they care in only the most minor ways imaginable, yes. They find the threats offensive, but not threatening.
Re: Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills
#60I mean no public strategy should include secret bills, Palantir or no Palantir. If you're idealogically opposed to Palantir, how will a home-grown Palantir help? It would likely do the same things Palantir does but with a Canadian Alex Karp
There likely isn't a Canadian Alex Karp. Karp is a unique byproduct of American culture. The specific brand of arrogance, hunger for war, and callous disregard for human life, all in service of a right wing ideological project, is simply not as present in Canada because Canada is a middle power with more liberal values who prefer diplomacy over war.
I appreciate that you think so highly of Canada, but no. There are still plenty of people that fit that description born in Canada.
I think the main thing is they all move to California or New York as soon as they can, because they can't achieve their sociopath ambitions as easily here.