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All possibly true I guess, or at least I'm not an expert and won't debate you on this. Still, the discussion above was more about the potential uses of invented

All possibly true I guess, or at least I'm not an expert and won't debate you on this. Still, the discussion above was more about the potential uses of invented tech, and in that regard it doesn't matter if it's only rumored to be used wrong and the rumors have something like 10% chance of being true. The ethical dilemma is the same. It's there from the point that you can imagine it realistically happening.

Udik 6y ago
> in that regard it doesn't matter if it's only rumored to be used wrong and the rumors have something like 10% chance of being true I agree, but then it's telling how in an abstract argument about the potential misuse of technology seems natural to throw in an offhand accusation against a specific country. I am pretty worried by how quickly China has become the new boogeyman- everyone thinks it's perfectly reasonable to display anger towards a huge country that only a few years ago was seen, despite its obvious issues and shortcomings, as successful and dynamic. And I remember how it started: when a mainstream, trusted news outlet reported about the existence of "spy chips" in hardware sold by Chinese companies to the US "according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources". Which later turned out to be fake news. It gives pause for thought. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-h...