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Re:Google fires another AI researcher who reportedly challen... by pastacacioepepe on Monday May 02, 2022 @11:16AM (#31236217)
But...but...there's nothing private investors and the free market can't do!

Seriously, who thought that science for profit would net the best results for the collective benefit?

You take science but replace truth with profit as the ultimate objective. I'm sure that's going to work well.

The day we stop seeking profit in endeavors that can only be pursued properly at a complete economic loss, we're going to solve so many problems at once.

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Re:Google fires another AI researcher who reportedly challen... by skoskie on Monday May 02, 2022 @11:36AM (#31236512)
> Seriously, who thought that science for profit would net the best results for the collective benefit?

Nobody, and I don’t think “best results” or “collective benefit” were the goal when science started getting more commercialized.

The idea that good inventions would benefit all rather than patent holders must drive a true capitalist crazy.

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Re:Google fires another AI researcher who reportedly challen... by pastacacioepepe on Monday May 02, 2022 @03:19PM (#31239575)
Yet even Adam Smith bases his entire theory on the supposed collective benefit of the invisible hand. Without collective benefit, there's nothing positive left to it.
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