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Ol Janx Spirit

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37. That is one thing i actually do not worry about.

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:50 PM

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Every revolution is fought with the technology of the day against it. AI and killer robots--which have yet to actually emerge in an autonomous form thankfully--are no different; and both can be leveraged against the powers that be just like in previous revolutions.

In the American, French, and Russian revolutions spanning the late 18th to early 20th centuries, the weapons and technology that those in power thought gave them a tactical advantage were all used against them by the victorious revolutionaries.

AI and robotics will not be any different, and may actually be more easily leveraged against those that fancy themselves to be in power than conventional arms were in those earlier conflicts.

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And the guillotines in the Place de la Revolution were the other side of the consistency of human nature. NT Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #10

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Sorry, yes, I was not suggesting actual guillotines.... I was only saying that... Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #22

I hope so as well Ol Janx Spirit Uncle Joe Yesterday #23

That is one thing i actually do not worry about. Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #37

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