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		jruohonen on Dec 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pentagon Scientists Discuss Cybernetic Super Soldi... "New species is born: 'Homo robocopus,' it said." I remember a similar thing having been said in history, over and over again, in fact.

genericresponse on Dec 2, 2023 [–]

I think the point was that it's concerning. In fact, to quote the article:

"It’s a direct quote from a 2019 European report about the ethical concerns of the world’s superpowers attempting to engineer super soldiers."

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