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They're trying to manage their legal risk here, that's why the document (after the first 25 or so pages) is almost entirely presented as quotations or specific
by AlanYx 4y ago
They're trying to manage their legal risk here, that's why the document (after the first 25 or so pages) is almost entirely presented as quotations or specific references to research interviews they've conducted, rather than a narrative presentation. Without a solid factual matrix, making accusations of serious wrongdoing (e.g., fictious revenue via sham transactions with a related party) would put them at risk of defamation claims. That's also why they're throwing in the kitchen sink; there has to be enough damaging information in the document that's factually correct to make it fruitless for IONQ to pursue litigation against them.