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by jrochkind1 374 days ago
I think it's worth discussing AI specifically being used by authoritarian governments, because it is so suitable for surveillance and repression. And worth discussing OpenAI as a leader in the field, investing in such collaborations.

It's worth talking about the others too for sure.

Not every article or essay needs to talk about all of them. Sure, it would be improved if it at least mentioned in passing what is known of any other large corporations making specifically AI deals with authoritarian governments. (Such as all of them with Israel).

But not every article needs to talk about everything. The argument that a given article or point should not have been made because it didn't talk about other things -- usually will result in less talk about any of the things, not more. And that's often the intent of such an argument.