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Re:Ex-Google CEO urges US to ignore calls to ban autonomous ... by MattGaiser on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @12:07AM (#26631176)
> I've never understood the commonly expressed idea that if the end of the world seems inevitable that it is therefore logical to work towards it.

Because the consequence being the end of the world rather than just a large part of it is what keeps the peace.

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Re:Ex-Google CEO urges US to ignore calls to ban autonomous ... by j4yav on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @12:44AM (#26631332)
So far, anyway. The more you keep advancing ways to end the world, and make them cheaper and easier, the more risk you create that they fall in the hands of someone whose actual goal is to end the world rather than deterrence.
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