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reactordevyesterday at 6:41 PM1 replyview on HN

A general purpose technology that happens to be used for harm does not make the technology harmful, only its wielder.


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zahlmanyesterday at 8:06 PM

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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