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A Boring Dystopia

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Reaction to ICE's planned purchase of Boston Dynamics robot dogs (www.nbcboston.com)

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ICE could soon deploy Boston Dynamics' robot dogs, a move raising concerns among some activists about surveillance, control and potential misuse.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

AI making a virus

A computer program cannot "make" anything. AI will not clear your toilets.

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[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 child)

You can order custom DNA sequences from automated labs.

Search for "custom dna synthesis" and you'll find dozens of companies doing this. An AI could easily order a virus.

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[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Why bother? the dumbest people in the world are more than willing to hand it any resources it could want even if it means killing everyone else and eventually themselves.

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