I know this is not the most popular opinion here, but I genuinely believe this is awesome. The world of the future will at least have AI components, and Demis Hassabis and DeepMind have a record of actually trying to help humanity. Just think of AlphaFold!
So, I get why you guys are sceptical. Hell, I'm currently in the process of removing Google apps from my life. But a new AI campus? Sounds amazing.
The oppression in Tibet is known in the west mainly due to the work of the currently Dalai Lama. Arguing "but there's oppression elsewhere too!" is not really an argument that can stand in its own, can it? All oppression is bad, no matter where it's happening.
Thanks for the recommendation, will take a look at it. What I've read of Chomsky so far is often a critique of (mostly, but not exclusively) US Imperialism, so I'm curious what this person is arguing
That only works for internal resistance I believe? Like, Ukrainians can't defend against the Kremlin with a sitting strike
However, we definitely need more sitting strikes nowadays. We've grown complacent in exchange for small pleasantries