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Re:Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Leave the EU If There's Any R... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday May 25, 2023 @08:19AM (#36069823)
Asbestos. Phthalates. Fen-phen. Chloroflorocarbons. Leaded gasoline. All were legal because no harm had been shown... yet.
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Re:Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Leave the EU If There's Any R... by cm2012 on Thursday May 25, 2023 @09:01AM (#36070189)
"Modern crop of CEOs"

All of those examples are primarily damage done pre 80s

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Re:Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Leave the EU If There's Any R... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday May 25, 2023 @09:03AM (#36070209)
Phthalates? Aren't those currently an issue, right now, in water? Aren't they currently being used in plastic? Or did I get the name wrong?
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Re:Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Leave the EU If There's Any R... by revelio on Thursday May 25, 2023 @02:26PM (#36074236)
The name is right but the claims of clear badness are suspect.

https://unherd.com/2021/03/the-truth-about-spermageddon/

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Re:Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Leave the EU If There's Any R... by nickpp on Thursday May 25, 2023 @09:15AM (#36070328)
Was the potential harm well known and accepted before showing it existed? How?!
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