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0 pointsirjustin2y ago0 comments

> Especially when you consider the bottom line that this tech will be ultimately be horned into advertising somehow.

Tools and the weaponization of them.

This can be said of pretty much any tech tool that has the ability to touch a good portion of the population, including programming languages themselves, CRISPR?

I agree we have to be careful of the bad, but the downsides in this case are not so dangerous that we should be trying to suppress it because the benefits can be incredible too.

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jasondigitized2y ago

This. It’s mind boggling how many people can only see things through one world view and see nothing but downside.

AnthonyMouse2y ago

The concern is that it's being locked up inside of major corporations that aren't the slightest bit trustworthy. To make this safe for the public, people need to be able to run it on their own hardware and make their own versions of it that suit their needs rather than those of a megacorp.

tonyhart72y ago

this tech isn't slowing down and our generation maybe hesitate at first but remember this field progressing at astonishing speeds like we are literally 1 generation away

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