Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic...
by zahlman on Sunday November 30, 2025 @10:57AM
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Are you seriously comparing "general purpose compute" to ballistic missiles?
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Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic...
by jakupovic on Sunday November 30, 2025 @12:00PM
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If the 'general purpose compute' is used by rocket, then yes?
Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic...
by zahlman on Sunday November 30, 2025 @03:07PM
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So you would be fine with sharing criminal liability if you, for example, bought a car from someone and later that person committed a crime?
Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic...
by jakupovic on Sunday November 30, 2025 @05:11PM
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I wouldn't, that's why there are rules everyone adheres to.
Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic...
by zahlman on Sunday November 30, 2025 @09:49PM
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By the same token, if Microsoft provides "general purpose compute" to a state that does something harmful, Microsoft should not be expected to share moral culpability for that harm. That's why I objected in the first place. It is not as if they provided something exclusively or primarily used for causing harm.
Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic...
by jakupovic on Monday December 01, 2025 @05:52AM
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MS said they wouldn't, that's where the conflict arises. The fund doesn't want to be involved with any shady stuff and is trying their "humanity clause".
Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic...
by reactordev on Sunday November 30, 2025 @01:41PM
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A general purpose technology that happens to be used for harm does not make the technology harmful, only its wielder.