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A comment on Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Microsoft, against Nadella. Parent comment

Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic... by reactordev on Sunday November 30, 2025 @01:41PM (#46099170)
A general purpose technology that happens to be used for harm does not make the technology harmful, only its wielder.
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Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic... by zahlman on Sunday November 30, 2025 @03:06PM (#46099915)
Yes, that's the point. Munitions are not general purpose, so equating compute to munitions is unjustly ascribing moral weight to the compute.
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Re:Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Mic... by saubeidl on Sunday November 30, 2025 @03:09PM (#46099946)
Rockets are general purpose though. They can bring up civilian satellites or fall down as weapons.
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