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Re:Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of ... by nimrod0 on Sunday July 08, 2018 @06:50PM (#17486716)
It should be pointed out that, with or without AI, the cultural impulses are the same. This is an issue of authoritarianism, not of AI. If it should be feared more universally then the fear should be the authoritarian streak within all of us.
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Re:Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of ... by woodandsteel on Sunday July 08, 2018 @08:48PM (#17487199)
You're absolutely correct. Things are just as bad in the US as China, and so we should ignore what is happening in China and instead turn all our attentions inward.
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Re:Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of ... by astebbin on Monday July 09, 2018 @12:59AM (#17488067)
I can’t tell if this comment is sincere or sarcastic. Poe’s Law in full effect:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law

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Re:Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of ... by woodandsteel on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @08:15PM (#17503382)
It's sarcastic.
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