> Of course it is. You could very easily pass laws that de facto prohibit AI research in the US, or limit it to large bureaucracies that in turn become stagnant for lack of domestic competitive pressure.
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> A strong heuristic here is that if you're proposing a regulation that would restrict what kind of code an individual could publish under a free software license, you're the baddies.
Sure.
…but those things will change the way development / progress happens regardless of what China does.
“We have to do this because China will do it!” is a harmful trope.
You don’t have to do anything.
If you want to do something, then do it, if it makes sense.
…but I flat out reject the original contention that China is a blanket excuse for any fucking thing.
Take some darn responsibility for your own actions.
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> A strong heuristic here is that if you're proposing a regulation that would restrict what kind of code an individual could publish under a free software license, you're the baddies.
Sure.
…but those things will change the way development / progress happens regardless of what China does.
“We have to do this because China will do it!” is a harmful trope.
You don’t have to do anything.
If you want to do something, then do it, if it makes sense.
…but I flat out reject the original contention that China is a blanket excuse for any fucking thing.
Take some darn responsibility for your own actions.