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A comment on Barack Obama on A.I., Autonomous Cars, and the Future of Humanity. Parent comment

Re:Barack Obama on A.I., Autonomous Cars, and the Future of ... by msvan on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @08:51PM (#12697564)
My point was that, assuming most people are unfamiliar with Chinese history under Mao, the expression will have positive connotations.
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Re:Barack Obama on A.I., Autonomous Cars, and the Future of ... by dmix on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @09:13PM (#12697662)
And those who are familiar with China under Mao will also find historically accurate connotations with Obama's quote.
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Re:Barack Obama on A.I., Autonomous Cars, and the Future of ... by trex9024 on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @09:53PM (#12697820)
Obama's a thoughtful guy. I'm guessing he knew what he was saying. Perhaps it's a warning, looking at the history of tech, invariably all are tested for nefarious purposes, whatever the original purposes were.
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