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Re:Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and can now speak freely ab... by ncr100 on Monday May 01, 2023 @10:45AM (#35773468)
That's assuming something.

Think about it otherwise: how do you know it's dangerous until you've seen it in real life?

You raise a kid, they end up being a murderer, should you have aborted them?

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Re:Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and can now speak freely ab... by politician on Monday May 01, 2023 @10:51AM (#35773579)
Per the article, he had early misgivings β€” moving to Canada and refusing money from DoD. It’s not anything like your hypothetical.
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Re:Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and can now speak freely ab... by ncr100 on Monday May 01, 2023 @04:11PM (#35778470)
Ahh - I see - thank you @politician, that is right.
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