I'm confused. What does "this" refer to?
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Replying to @o_guest @_mxochicale
The directly preceding comment “in the meantime scientists in other parts of the world...” There are different ways it could be interpreted.
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Replying to @okeefekat @_mxochicale
Ah, I see. Pragmatics is hard, context collapse is inevitable. I think it's chastising them. But I'll let
@_mxochicale clarify!
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Replying to @o_guest @_mxochicale
It’s very easy to get confused and make assumptions. At least good faith seems more common in this network of conversations thab much of Twitter.
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Interesting. I interpreted Miguel to be implying that progress will be made in this technology regardless, and that *it* will determine real outcomes. e.g. Slowing the Manhattan project because of ethical concerns doesn’t result in 0 nukes; it results in a Third Reich victory.
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OK, well, we should wait and see then!
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That also results in a very different meaning taken as “we should wait and see what Miguel means” vs “we should wait and see whether anyone does weaponize AI to take over the world”
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Breaking News: language is ambiguous.
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BTW speaking of nukes, I'm not convinced "we" all agree that nukes = winning ww2. https://www.quora.com/Did-US-have-a-chance-of-winning-World-War-II-if-they-didnt-have-nuclear-bombs …
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My point is definitely not to start a discussion on that issue, but to underline that ethical questions with respect to science are not ever clear-cut things.
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Of course, this is Twitter and it's already a discussion in which people are suffering from a lot of context collapse, some seemingly facetious, so just to be clear: 100% fuck Nazis.
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