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[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 98 points 2 months ago (2 children)

As well as banning research. Absurd overreach of government and it will accomplish the opposite of what it wants.

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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 95 points 2 months ago

In the United States you get sent to prison if you use the wrong slop machine

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 65 points 2 months ago (2 children)

US doing exactly what they accuse Communist China of doing exhibit 420

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[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 57 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"American Liberty", ladies and gentleman.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 56 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A dying empire doing everything it can to delay the inevitable. We really are watching the beginning of the end of the US hegemony aren't we?

[–] JOMusic@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Prof Richard Wolff has a great analysis of things: https://youtu.be/9u4A0D_Wc9c

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[–] kekmacska@lemmy.zip 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

another great day of not being an american

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 35 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The whole globe is sliding right. It's not a great day for anyone.

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 50 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Anyone who doesn't know how to (safely!) pirate books, articles, films, games and software, please read, use and share the resources over at !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

This skill is increasingly useful.

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] KurtVonnegut@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

We need some Firefly emotes on Hexbear. Especially the combination of the USA-Chinese flag.

[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 44 points 2 months ago

They'll sing praises of the "free market" all day, until it stops going their way.

[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 2 months ago
[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So we've gone from banning books to banning apps.

could face up to 20 years in jail, a million dollar fine, or both.

So I'd get less for stabbing someone.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 9 points 2 months ago

And you wouldn't believe how less it gave you for stealing millions from a pension fund.

[–] vfreire85@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

oh, these third world dictatorships with no consideration for individual freedoms and human rights...

no, wait.

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[–] Rom@hexbear.net 37 points 2 months ago

HELL YEAH I'M GONNA BREAK THE LAW explosion skeleton-motorcycle explosion

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Didn't I just read an article about Apple wanting to use it. It's open source it can be forked and be American tomorrow. No matter how much Openai crys. This just shows the true lack of any knowledge on the subject. I'm not a fan of the Chinese government as much of the next guy. But the information is out there.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Perplexity already runs a US copy of it.

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[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Good thing I've just accepted a faculty position outside the US.

I'll get to move to a country that doesn't persecute academics and I think I'm just beating the crowds on the way out.

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago
> be european
> deepseek gets banned
> "hardfork" it to a european hosted gitlab instance
> see openai and xai tears flowing again
[–] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

they want to jail people who use Deepseek

but not people who use Tiktok or Xiaohongshu
XHS has been out for weeks longer than Deepseek yet no action

this means that Deepseek is way more important and Sam Altman or someone else has tremendous power over the US government compared to facebook/google executives?

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[–] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 months ago

Guess you'll have to jail all the chuds and libs who typed "Tienanmen Square Massacre" so they could post the screenshot on Reddit as some kind of gotcha on China.

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago
[–] JOMusic@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago

It's only a proposed bill (thankfully), but definitely one to keep an eye on.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 18 points 2 months ago

Hawley introduced the legislation, titled the Decoupling America’s Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act, on Wednesday of last year.

For people who see this, I think they meant "last month."

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 17 points 2 months ago

Yeah jail everyone doing piracy too (they also might do that lmao) im reporting every republican I know using an illegal firestick,ill make california blue

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago

Lmao.

The theory that the builders of Empire were the ones that understood it, and the inheritors of Empire are true believers in the false justification the builders gave and thus defeat itself when given the reigns is coming more and more true.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 15 points 2 months ago

You're supposed to fine companies, not jail people wtf

[–] kekmacska@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 months ago

if i was american i'd download it rn

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Ima download it even harder now

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago

Yeah that TikTok ban is paying off already! We really saved the children this time!!! WAhooo!!!! \s \s \s

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Cool! Do a flip next.

Might as well go all the way if you're doing stunts.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago

Clown Country

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[–] mukt@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago

Download it now, then. Before it becomesa law.

[–] arunshah240@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

America is a democratic country ?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it's democratic for the class that holds power.

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