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Re:DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16 by georgemcbay on Thursday July 23, 2026 @06:20PM (#49028834)
> Skynet lobbyists descend upon Washington.

2026 Skynet wouldn't bother sending humans to lobby in Washington, lobbying is a slow and outdated way of currying government favor with no assurances of success.

2026 Skynet would just move a large block of cryptocurrency over to World Liberty Financial and get itself a guaranteed blanket presidential pardon.

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Re:DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16 by Terr_ on Thursday July 23, 2026 @09:38PM (#49030314)
> get itself a guaranteed blanket presidential pardon

Likely already in-mind for parent poster, but a fitting headline from this week: "Trump Invents the Corporate Pardon."

(https://newrepublic.com/article/213393/trump-corporate-pardo...)

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Re:DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16 by zombot on Friday July 24, 2026 @03:13AM (#49032174)
The ever-expanding swamp of corruption. But since the US legal system is so obsessed with precedence, these feces will stick.
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