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It’s silly, but actually not an terrible analogy because nuclear weapons aren’t really that complicated as a technology — there’s even somewhat famous caselaw e
by cgearhart 2y ago
It’s silly, but actually not an terrible analogy because nuclear weapons aren’t really that complicated as a technology — there’s even somewhat famous caselaw established when a magazine attempted to publish the basics. [1] While it’s not terribly technologically complicated, it is very complex—to the point that it’s only feasible for nation-state level actors. It requires huge investments over lengthy time to develop nuclear weapons…kinda like AI models. (The analogy breaks down at this point because there’s a huge difference in scale—AI costs millions; nuclear weapons cost billions.)
[1] https://progressive.org/magazine/november-1979-issue/ https://progressive.org/magazine/november-1979-issue/