<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: aw124</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=aw124</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:50:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=aw124" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by aw124 in "Living human brain cells play DOOM on a CL1 [video]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The usage of human brain cells for unethical experimentation, except when trying to find cures for diseases, is not only a multiplication of suffering (even on the cellular level) but also creates a new baseline for other labs which will follow this path by example. It's a ridiculous misuse of scientific capacity for evil purposes. IMHO.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:15:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47306587</link><dc:creator>aw124</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47306587</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47306587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by aw124 in "Lena by qntm (2021)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The potential level of suffering within a simulated environment is literally infinite. We should avoid it at all costs.</p>
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<p>I'm interested in this topic, but it seems to me that the entire scientific pursuit of copying the human brain is absurd from start to finish. Any attempt to do so should be met with criminal prosecution and immediate arrest of those involved. Attempting to copy the human brain or human consciousness is one of the biggest mistakes that can be made in the scientific field.<p>We must preserve three fundamental principles:
* our integrity
* our autonomy
* our uniqueness<p>These three principles should form the basis of a list of laws worldwide that prohibit cloning or copying human consciousness in any form or format. This principle should be fundamental to any attempts to research or even try to make copies of human consciousness.<p>Just as human cloning was banned, we should also ban any attempts to interfere with human consciousness or copy it, whether partially or fully. This is immoral, wrong, and contradicts any values that we can call the values of our civilization.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:22:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47000306</link><dc:creator>aw124</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47000306</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47000306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by aw124 in "CIA to Sunset the World Factbook"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's time to sunset the CIA. “I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds.”</p>
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<p>And this is only the beginning. Once the U.S. fully transforms into a China-like totalitarian state, complete with a social rating system and cameras for automatic payments everywhere, we will witness the collapse of educational institutions, the downfall of innovative companies, and an inability to address external multi-trillion dollar debt.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:24:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46786004</link><dc:creator>aw124</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46786004</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46786004</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by aw124 in "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Question number one. Is dominance really a necessary part of a country's existence? Can't you just have peaceful relations and supportive relationships with other countries to live in harmony, when artificial intelligence brings benefits to all countries, not just the USA? Can't you build on the technological foundations that have been laid to create sustainable development for your society?<p>The desire for more. To have more than others, is a key problem that generates unhealthy politics. Unhealthy foreign policy towards other countries. In your pursuit of being first in everything. Being first in everything, preventing the development of other countries, holding onto technologies for yourself. You create an imbalance. You create an imbalance in the global economy, in politics, in the social sphere, and in the social environment.<p>Isn't there an alternative to having sustainable development? Built on the principles of mutual support and focused not on dominance, but on collaboration between peaceful states. Between peaceful states.</p>
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<p>I'm opposed to this project because it involves using animals in medical experiments, which I believe is never ethically justifiable. It goes against basic moral and ethical principles regarding animal treatment. If the project were designed to allow animals to choose whether or not to participate, it would be more acceptable. Some scientists have already explored such approaches. By not giving animals a choice, you're limiting their freedom and potentially exposing them to physical or psychological harm through your simulation. As someone who advocates for animal rights, I'd prefer to see alternative methods that don't involve animals or allow them to participate voluntarily</p>
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