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Comment by oliwarner

2 years ago

HN has a serious problem if factual technology stories cannot exist here because some people don't like the truth.

This should be advertised. The true price of AI is people using computers to make decisions no decent person would. It's not a feature, it's a war crime.

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spxneo  2 years ago

I'm not sure why its such a shock to many to see the censorship on HN. This isn't a public square.

We are privy to the whims of whatever political views of those that aligned/run/manage/stake in YC and their policies and values.

  • oliwarner  2 years ago

    I'm not shocked, I said it was a problem.

    I think it takes a tiny number of flags to nuke a post, independent of its upvotes, so strong negative community opinions are always quick to kill things.

    To restore it, mods have to step in, get involved, pick a "side".

    I think the flagging criteria needs overhauling so popular, flagged posts only get taken down at the behest of a moderator. But that does mean divisive topics stay up longer.

    For the nothing it's worth, I don't see this post as divisive. It's uncovering something ugly and partisan in nature, but a debate about whether or not an AI should be allowed to make these decisions needn't be partisan at all.

2OEH8eoCRo0  2 years ago

Which war crime was committed?

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/war-crimes.shtml

  • oliwarner  2 years ago

    At least a dozen counts of Article 8 2.b.

    Only allowing 20 seconds to verify that you are male (nothing else). Intentional night bombings to increase the chance of hitting your target, but ignoring that you're hitting a residential, killing a target's family and neighbours by association. Programming in a allowable "10% error rate", which looks more like a success rate when you factor in collateral. These aren't acceptable in war. If this is news, you need to read the article.

    There are, of course, many other concerns with Israeli conduct in and around Gaza.

    I agree that war is a dirty process, but trying to differentiate this from genocide is increasingly tough.

  • Workaccount2  2 years ago

    Probably most of section e.

    But hamas fighters wear civilian clothes, so I'm not sure the rules even apply to them.