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> Punish them severely when detected? Nice plan. What if they aren't in your jurisdiction? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera https://en.wikipedia.o
by palmotea 2y ago
> Punish them severely when detected? Nice plan. What if they aren't in your jurisdiction?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Natanz_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Natanz_incident
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-targeted-secret-nuclear-weapons-research-in-iran-strikes-last-month-report/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-targeted-secret-nuclear...
If were talking about technology that "could go off the rails in a catastrophic way," don't dick around.
- chasd00 2y agowell let's assume an airstrike is on the table, what site would you hit? AWS data centers in Virginia?
- palmotea 2y agoThe point wasn't literally airstrike, it was don't get hung up over "jurisdiction" when it comes to "avoiding catastrophe." There are other options. Here are a few from the Israeli example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Iranian_nuclear_scientists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Iranian_nucle..., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet, but I'm sure there are other innovative ways to answer the challenge.
- wkat4242 2y agoIf they are in Virginia then it is within American jurisdiction and there's no need for military involvement.
- achierius 2y agoThat'd be within our jurisdiction. But yes, if, say, Ireland went rogue (in a hypothetical environment where most of the international community was aligned on this stuff) and attempted a straight shot to AGI, I think it'd be reasonable to bomb their datacenters.