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by 6gvONxR4sf7o 938 days ago
I think it’s arms race logic. “If we don’t pursue it before figuring out risk, worse people will pursue it without figuring out the risk.”
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That's not logical, though. Assuming that "worse people" will develop it anyway, wouldn't it make more sense to let them, and focus entirely on how to mitigate the risk instead?
I mean, yeah. I phrased it in a weak way intentionally.