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Re:Google de-emphasizes 'Don't Be Evil' motto in its code of... by nradov on Saturday May 19, 2018 @02:02AM (#17106855)
It's not at all obvious. Politicians, philosophers, ethicists, religious leaders, and military officers have ceaselessly debated this issue since the dawn of civilization and there is still no clear consensus.
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Re:Google de-emphasizes 'Don't Be Evil' motto in its code of... by princekolt on Saturday May 19, 2018 @08:03AM (#17107533)
It's very simple for me: Don't.

If the military wants to use technology to enhance their killing techniques, then they should do it themselves with in-house development.

If they can't that's just too bad.

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Re:Google de-emphasizes 'Don't Be Evil' motto in its code of... by nradov on Saturday May 19, 2018 @09:25AM (#17107794)
How nice for you that you have the privilege and luxury to take that moral high ground. You would think differently if you had a friend or family member in the military.

If we're going to have a military at all then our warfighters deserve the best killing technology we can provide to help keep the enemy from killing them. While the military does do some research in house, since we live in a capitalist society much of the work will always have to be done by private contractors.

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Re:Google de-emphasizes 'Don't Be Evil' motto in its code of... by uihdagkjhl on Saturday May 19, 2018 @01:44PM (#17108870)
> our warfighters deserve the best killing technology

Like biological and chemical weapons? Or more like Napalm buring through children? Or metal-free landmines that are even harder to remove after war?

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