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Re:Greg Brockman: Inside the 72 Hours That Almost Killed OpenAI by gambiting on Monday May 25, 2026 @12:33AM (#48263409)
If I provide cancer drugs to someone, and then suddenly stop, am I to blame for them dying of cancer? That doesn't imply that I have a moral duty to provide the drugs. But if I am providing them and then withdraw them, then there is some responsibility on my part?

>>You’re essentially trying to argue that inaction is a positive act

You've assumed I have a certain position then argue against it, not against what I actually said.

>>Your logic is laughable on its face, obviously

HN has a higher level of discussion than this

Re:Greg Brockman: Inside the 72 Hours That Almost Killed OpenAI by avazhi on Monday May 25, 2026 @02:03AM (#48263872)
Unilateral voluntary foreign aid is not in any way analogous to medical care that creates strict legal obligations when the doctor-patient relationship commences.