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Re:Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unman... by qarl on Friday April 26, 2024 @09:49AM (#40169378)
Ah - so it was the FT editor that equated Palmer Luckey to Oppenheimer.
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Re:Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unman... by coffeeindex on Friday April 26, 2024 @05:23PM (#40174474)
Is he not just saying that Palmer Luckey’s “idea” isn’t his own — Oppenheimer for example had it before? That’s hardly equating them
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Re:Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unman... by qarl on Friday April 26, 2024 @06:33PM (#40175048)
The title of the article is "How Silicon Valley’s ‘Oppenheimer’ found lucrative trade in AI weapons".

The implication is that Palmer is Silcon Valley's Oppenheimer.

EDIT: Although, now that you mention it, Oppenheimer is in quotes. I guess it's possible that the FT is being sarcastic.

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