• rayOP
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    1 year ago

    They are far too chill about using ML to kill people:

    While other countries press forward, many Silicon Valley engineers remain opposed to working on software projects that may have offensive military applications, including machine learning systems that make possible the more systematic targeting and elimination of enemies on the battlefield. Many of these engineers will build algorithms that optimize the placement of ads on social media platforms, but they will not build software for the U.S. Marines.

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      1 year ago

      At this point, nothing related to the US Government or any arm of it would surprise me. Unless it turns out there is a member of Congress that hasn’t been bought by a corporation.