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0 points0xDEF2y ago0 comments

Ilya has Israeli citizenship and has toured Israel and given talks at Israeli universities including one talk with Sam Altman.

He is not anti mil-tech.

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someNameIG2y ago

Did those talks have anything to do with mil-tech though?

superhumanuser2y ago

Unless the mil-tech was going to their enemies.

0xDEFOP2y ago

I don't think anyone at OpenAI was planning to give mil-tech to Iran and Iranian proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.

superhumanuser2y ago

Ya. You're right. Time to let the theory die.

kromem2y ago

That's a pretty big leap of logic there.

0xDEFOP2y ago

Israel is a heavily militarized country. The country would not be able to exist without the latest military tech. Ilya flirting with the tech scene of Israel is a very good indicator that he is not anti mil-tech.

kromem2y ago

Your first two sentences would also apply to the US.

Does that mean any foreign scientist speaking at US universities advocates military applications of their work?

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someNameIG2y ago

Did those talks have anything to do with mil-tech though?

superhumanuser2y ago

Unless the mil-tech was going to their enemies.

0xDEFOP2y ago

I don't think anyone at OpenAI was planning to give mil-tech to Iran and Iranian proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.

superhumanuser2y ago

Ya. You're right. Time to let the theory die.

kromem2y ago

That's a pretty big leap of logic there.

0xDEFOP2y ago

kromem2y ago

Your first two sentences would also apply to the US.

Does that mean any foreign scientist speaking at US universities advocates military applications of their work?

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