Comment by dist-epoch

6 hours ago

The FBI doesn't come busting down your door for pirating a few movies (I'm sure someone will find a news article with this happening).

They will after a few incidents where unguardrailed local models are used to hack and stop the water supply.

ThePirateBay is tolerated. Market places where drugs/guns are sold are not, they are all infiltrated and shut down after a while.

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KerrAvon  6 hours ago

>They will after a few incidents where unguardrailed local models are used to hack and stop the water supply.

This is irrational AI fearmongering. Please read https://sharptext.net/2026/some-of-all-fears/

> Market places where drugs/guns are sold are not, they are all infiltrated and shut down after a while.

might want to look up "gun show loophole"

  • aftbit  5 hours ago

    >might want to look up "gun show loophole"

    I've never understood this. There is no "gun show loophole" anymore, if there ever was. Some states have two different standards required things like background checks and identification for gun sales between private party sales and dealer sales. If a dealer goes to a gun show, they have to background check their buyers just like anywhere else. Similarly, if a private party (in a state where they're not required to background check) sells a gun on Craigslist, they're equally unrequired to background check.

    Many states, including most of the "anti-gun" states, have moved to requiring background checks from all sellers, including person-to-person transfers and even gifts from family.

    The "gun show loophole" is massively overblown. There's nothing special about gun shows in it.

  • dist-epoch  6 hours ago

    > This is irrational AI fearmongering.

    I said AFTER. If it doesn't happen, the local models will not be made illegal. So if you are right, you have nothing to fear.

    • mitxela  5 hours ago

      After nginx blows up a city, it'll be illegal to run or have a copy of nginx.

      "But nginx won't blow up a city..."

      Relax. If it doesn't happen, your nginx is safe.