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0 pointsFirmwareBurner10mo ago0 comments

>The stated goal is US dominance of the AI field

Any country tries to dominate any field if they can do it, it's just human nature. Why is that a bad thing?

That constant competition for superiority between nations is how humanity has evolved from hunter gatherer to having tractors, microwave ovens, airplanes, internet and penicillin.

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byteknight10mo ago· 3 in thread

As an American, I obviously can get behind it, but I can easily see how a declared goal of superiority of others would rub those others the wrong way (and possibly prevent their contribution)

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laughingcurve10mo ago

As an American researcher, I can assure you that the Chinese superiority and behavior in the field is certainly ENCOURAGING my contributions.

FirmwareBurnerOP10mo ago

>a declared goal of superiority of others would rub those others the wrong way

So what? Does that change anything in how things work in reality? Everyone knows it, so why pussyfoot around it?.

Why are people nowadays so sensitive about saying the truth of how things work? Have people been coddled that much that they've can't handle reality? A good life lesson is that the world does not revolve around your feelings.

Guthur10mo ago

It's not my feelings mate, if you don't live outside the US and have not been subjected to their unipolar attitude you will probably never understand and there is literally nothing I'm going to say to convince you of the objective reality the rest of us face.

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Herring10mo ago· 2 in thread

Yes, competition is good. Monopoly is bad. A more distributed power structure is much better for overall progress, and even for the monopolist in the long run (Ex: Intel).

FirmwareBurnerOP10mo ago

>Monopoly is bad.

So what do you propose? Should the US stop development till other countries catch up?

Herring10mo ago

Nah, I'd say just do more anti-monopoly anti-inequality work. Probably start internally, that's a massive enough task on its own (eg breaking up big tech). Assist other countries eg with aid if (and only if) they are doing the same. This is a big topic, ask your favorite frontier LLM about it.

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