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Re:OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pe... by arczyx on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @10:59PM (#39023095)
> It's like saying our soldiers in Iraq shouldn't have had modern rifles because the invasion of Iraq was wrong

TBF if the US military don't have modern rifles/equipments they will certainly not invade Iraq. So yes, having significantly better weapons does increase the chance of war because it increase your chance of winning (thus make it more politically feasible for politicians to push for it).

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Re:OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pe... by kridsdale1 on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @02:19AM (#39024368)
I don’t think President Cheney gave a damn about the survivability of the forces in his game playing.
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