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1. uxcolumbo · 1790629395 · focus · HN ↗

   100%. First stealing content from creators and pirating TBs of books. And now this. Baffles my mind that these labs can just get away with their 'rogue' agents trying to hack into other systems.

   Imagine if a human did that. FBI would be knocking on their door.

   Why are there zero consequences for these labs?

   1. andsoitis · 1790629637 · focus · HN ↗

      > Why are there zero consequences for these labs?

      Because they are seen as at the forefront of the next revolution in society and they’re not adversarial towards the US government.

      Bluntly: anticipated net huge positive for the US as a whole.

      1. popalchemist · 1790630328 · focus · HN ↗

         not adversarial in obvious ways

         but they are literally trying to build a superpower that exceeds the impact of the atomic bomb in an extragovernmental manner.

         1. CamperBob2 · 1790631131 · focus · HN ↗

            Somebody's going to build it. Not building it isn't an option. Would you rather the Chinese built it? The Russians? The Europeans? The Indians? A loose coalition of random hackers on the Internet, like the ones who build Linux?

            1. esafak · 1790634283 · focus · HN ↗

               Of course it is an option. There is no prize for being the first to cause a disaster.

               1. CamperBob2 · 1790700882 · focus · HN ↗

                  There is no prize for being the first to cause a disaster.

                  How do you think Trump has made more profit during his years in the Oval Office than he did in 30+ years of business before that?

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