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I mean arguably, we _could_ create conditions in which it is much less likely for people to start developing such a novel genetically engineered virus. If you
by hypfer 4mo ago
I mean arguably, we _could_ create conditions in which it is much less likely for people to start developing such a novel genetically engineered virus.
If you think about the factors that lead to people wanting to do such a thing, they're almost always tied to (perceived) inequality, (perceived) injustice or similar in some way.
I do believe that we could greatly reduce a whole bunch of such risks by just stopping to squeeze people as hard as we do right now.
But that would require a major refactoring I guess.
- sometimelurker 4mo ago> ...ch less likely for people to start developing such a novel genetically engineered virus. only people that would do this would be crazy bc it cant be controled after release.
- hypfer 4mo agoYes but ethical responsibilities are entirely irrelevant, because that crazy person would still bioweapon you, and you kinda do not want that. So regardless of if they're evil/bad/crazy or not, you still want to have that not happen. Hence the systemic perspective instead of the focus on the individual.