You seem to think that regulation means hitting the brakes. We're way past that point. This is "we need to mobilize an AT squad" territory.

Sure, research will continue in secret, just like nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. It's just that there's going to be an economy backing it up, with MAD ensuring the attacks are "civil", as Axl once said.

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eddythompson80 an hour ago | parent [-]

> You seem to think that regulation means hitting the brakes.

I’m explicitly criticizing that position.

	▲	za_creature an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Are you though? Seems like you're trying to move the discussion towards the tradeoffs of more vs less regulation, both of which are "moderate" talking points. Your "extremes" are "free for all" and "nobody but big tech" Here's a true extreme: NOBODY