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by dicroce 4727 days ago
Used to think these things were cool but now that I can't trust my government anymore... I find them deeply disturbing.
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Just because they are being transparent with their research?

50 years ago the US govt had amazingly cool technology (SR-71, satellites, nukes, computers, submarines, lasers, chemical weapons) but it was kept halfway secretive.

Just because some people are uncomfortable with new technology shouldn't mean that the government is untrustworthy or evil. If anything, the transparency makes them more trustworthy.

The stuff the CDC works with is 1,000 times more destructive than any humanoid robot prototype. Imagine if they posted a video, "well, this little vial of liquid will cause your skin to fall off and your organs to melt."

Do you think other countries are going to avoid this type of research? Humanoid robots have been developed in Japan for 20 years.

I think a video tour of the CDC's vaults would be quite interesting, personally.