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Comment Re:Justice delayed is justice denied (Score 1) 57

"The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine."

No one is in a hurry, because it is just money. Financial harm can be made whole by financial means -aka Broadcom can be made to pay ALL of the costs of the harm to those they wronged, if they are found liable. There is no rush in a big business vs big business lawsuit, they are all assumed to be able to withstand the losses for as long as it takes.

The plaintiffs are usually not in a hurry, because they can tally up all of their actual costs (damages) rather than just guesstimating. The defendants are not in a hurry, because they can try to offer a non-precedent setting settlement during the waiting time.

Comment Re:Loyalty (Score 1) 107

Loyalty is currently more precious than ethics. So I would not be surprised if the DoD spat over war purposes and surveillance is what has put them on the wrong side of the administration. As compared to xAI that's getting shielded by the administration for it's submissive participation in the Iran war.

No mod points today, so quoting against the "troll" mod bombs.

Parent is "insightful" not "troll".

Comment Why Greece? (Score 1) 25

If (as the summary says) you can get certified by any individual EU country and then "passport around" to operate everywhere in Europe ... why would you not go to a country where you had a deal with the regulator and get your certification rubber stamped? Why go to someone who might say "No."

Comment Re:Why Didn't Anthropic Sue? (Score 4, Informative) 58

This is one of those things where the courts give deference to the administration. It is an emergency action. You can litigate it later, but due to the claim of imminent harm the courts will not block the government's action.

Think about when Trump activated the National Guard and ordered them into action in California. The courts ruled against him after the fact, but the courts refused to block the action because the governments claim was imminent harm could occur.

The court MUST give deference to the government in emergencies. Just as you MUST give way for an ambulance with lights and siren going -they get the benefit of the doubt, even if it later turns out they were just sick of sitting in traffic.

Comment If you outlaw [tool] (Score 1) 40

If you outlaw [tool], then only outlaws will have [tool].

Fill in the blank according to your needs -it applies to all of them. Outlaw Guns? They are easy to make or buy via blackmarket means. Outlaw an AI? There are other AIs, and they are all improving.

It is just a tool. It can be used for good or ill.

Comment Re:Getting what you wish for (Score 1) 80

Infinite growth is an unreasonable expectation.

As for the cohort of elderly needing care... this is a short term problem. As the excessively large post-WWII generation dies off, the following (smaller) generations will not have need for as much elder care. We still need to care for our elders, but even this need will not grow infinitely.

Comment Re:Yes (Score 1) 260

20 pages is quite a lot, and if they are losing track of what it is about then it suggests that it doesn't have a very good abstract or introduction that lays out its case before getting into the details.

20 pages is not "quite a lot" for a college student to read. One of the skills they should be building at this level is the ability to pull relevant points from a written work, generating the abstract (executive summary) themselves -either for their own understanding or to then present to others.

Comment AI to the rescue! (Score 1) 37

Don't worry plebians. Just because the Government can no longer legally surveil you using old manual methods doesn't mean that you will be left unsupervised!

Our new AI system will monitor all communications in real-time. Homeland Security, with operational support from the Department of War, will act to ensure your compliance. The system is predicted to be 100% accurate*.

*or not.

Comment Re:Holy Pre-IPO Hype, Batman! (Score 1) 56

What actually happened is they refused to let US Intelligence agencies use their models to perform illegal surveillance. So now the US government is illegally punishing them.

It's fine. They can turn to the courts for redress. Of course, it will be moot by the time the courts get around to it..

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