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Re:OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pe... by marcus_holmes on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @09:26PM (#39022429)
I think the problem is that US "Defense" seems to involve a lot of foreign wars and "police actions" in countries that pose no conceivable threat to the USA.

The thing we all dread is AI-driven drones carrying out extra-judicial killings to promote US commercial interests in other countries. So far there seems to be nothing preventing this except the unwillingness of AI companies to co-operate with the "defense" industry. That apparently is no longer the case.

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Re:OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pe... by edgyquant on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @11:00PM (#39023102)
Unwillingness of AI companies was never a concern or a blocker. Some companies may say they are unwilling, but there are plenty of engineers and corps that are very much willing.
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