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Has the US ever stated or followed a policy of neutrality and openness? OpenAI positioned itself like that, much the same way Switzerland does in global politi
by mikrl 3y ago
Has the US ever stated or followed a policy of neutrality and openness?
OpenAI positioned itself like that, much the same way Switzerland does in global politics.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Has the US ever stated or followed a policy of neutrality Yes, most of the time from the founding until the First World War. > and openness? Not sure what sense of "openness" is relevant here.
- swatcoder 3y agoNot at all. Prior to WWI, the US was aggressively and intentionally cleaning European interests out of the Western hemisphere. It was in frequent wars, often with one European power or another. It just didn't distract itself too much with squabbles between European powers over matters outside its claimed dominion. Establishing a hemispheric sphere of influence was no act of neutrality.
- mikrl 3y ago> Not sure what sense of "openness" is relevant It is in the name OpenAI… not that I think the Swiss are especially transparent, but neither are the USA.
- true_religion 3y agoI’m not sure you can call Manifest destiny neutral.
- trealira 3y agoYou're completely right. Neither can the Monroe Doctrine be called neutral, nor can: - the Mexican-American War - Commodore Perry's forced reopening of Japan - The fact that President Franklin Pierce recognized William Walker's[1] regime as legitimate - The Spanish-American war [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walker_(filibuster) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walker_(filibuster)
- Jare 3y agoOpenness sure, but neutrality? I thought they had always been very explicitly positioned on the "ethical AGI" side.