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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by wolco on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @12:13PM (#16756129)
They have an agenda that is clear but it doesn't mean they should be shutout because the investment they make can help push new ideas forward.
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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by totalZero on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @02:45PM (#16757668)
Alternatively, there is an abundance of private sources of funding.

One of the founding principles of American government was the freedom from state surveillance and intrusion into private homes. Nowadays, the federal government of the USA can legally use any technology that is patented, so why should they be allowed to restrict inventors from disclosing or selling IP that inhibits surveillance?

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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by smokeyj on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @12:30PM (#16756308)
We should embrace the development of a surveillance state because it could spin-off some cool tech? Hmmm.
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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by wolco on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @01:58PM (#16757220)
It worked when they created the internet. The original purpose was not what the internet became.
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