I guess nothing is certain until it happens, but I really don't think you understand what they're doing over there
They basically opened up the Treasury and said "tell us what you need to produce weapons and we'll figure out the money later". They're rearming Germany and a few countries are talking boots on the ground in Ukraine
They're turning the war machine on for Ukraine as a bulwark. They're really not holding back
No, the doctors hesitated because the law is not sufficiently clear (and because we've entirely destroyed healthcare) the doctors are accountable to the legal department of the healthcare system first. They'll fire them for not following hospital policy, regardless of if the doctor is following the law or not
And being soulless monstrosities, healthcare systems would rather let you die than risk legal exposure
The other thing that he doesn't understand (and most "AI" advocates don't either) is that LLMs have nothing to do with facts or information. They're just probabilistic models that pick the next word(s) based on context.
That's a massive oversimplification, it's like saying humans don't remember things, we just have neurons that fire based on context
LLMs do actually "know" things. They work based on tokens and weights, which are the nodes and edges of a high dimensional graph. The llm traverses this graph as it processes inputs and generates new tokens
You can do brain surgery on an llm and change what it knows, we have a very good understanding of how this works. You can change a single link and the model will believe the Eiffel tower is in Rome, and it'll describe how you have a great view of the colosseum from the top
The problem is that it's very complicated and complex, researchers are currently developing new math to let us do this in a useful way
China hasn't said shit. They're very busy trying to avoid interrupting Trump
All China has to do is not collapse for a few years, and they get to be the global superpower. And the trade war has helped unify them while also making stronger ties to US allies
They've been handed everything they want on a silver platter, they're not giving up the Chinese century for Iran
Hey, friend, take a breath. Listen... This isn't how we all die. Unless you live in Iran I guess, and then maybe, depending how it plays out - but even that is not at all a sure thing. I know this is pretty bad, but you can't burn yourself out on this one
This isn't world war III. It's just another bad thing. China has signaled nothing on this and Russia is in no position to do anything. Europe has been quiet, the other Gulf states have been quiet... This could turn into another forever war, but this isn't going to spark a powder keg.
But yeah, Iran has clearly been trying to return to the fold for years now, and netanyahu has started a second conflict to hold into power. It's very obvious who the aggressors are
And yes, if you use targeted means to hit civilians and their family, obviously that's a war crime.
But war crimes don't cancel out. There's no place for whataboutism when real human lives are being snuffed out in their homes. We make a list, and hopefully soon the fascists will fall and all the war criminals will stand trial
Jesus... That is so fucking bad