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I recently had an intriguing discussion with Perplexity where I made the intuitive connection that China’s humanoid AI sports bots might serve as a cover for testing real-time decision-making and athletic skills for future battlefield scenarios. This may provide them an edge in the ongoing, unspoken AI cold war between the US and China that is characterized by the development and weaponization of ever-advancing AI systems, which we can see are now beginning to take physical form.

Perplexity confirmed my suspicions (to an extent) and I felt it was a clever rouse. The irony, however, is that they’re developing these technologies in the name of safety. Their public pitch is that they’re testing these technologies to ensure safe human/AI interactions in the future.

Framing a false initiative for disguised intentions as such is, of course, not unique to China; however, at least they’re having some fun competition in the process. Unlike the US, which has a history of falsely framing another nation as a hostile threat when in reality they likely only threaten US business interests.

Continue to spread awareness my fellow devs. Keep the torch of truth bright and burning, and we may yet have an impact on whether the AI age will be mankind’s greatest achievement or worst nightmare.

# We need to get involved

#ai safety and ethics first

#for future generations

#for societal stability

#for our continued existence

#don’t trust big tech

Source:

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-better-way-to-eventually-ObJxpZmERyeZtkIvQKO68Q#0

Letting Meta lead the charge on superintelligence, huh? It’s a good thing they have a responsible and trustworthy track record, right? Well, think again:

**2025:**

– Meta secretly tracked Android users’ browsing through hidden methods and settled a $1.4 billion lawsuit in Texas over biometric data collection without consent.

**2024:**

– The EU investigated Meta for issues related to child safety, false advertising, and data privacy.
– Forty-two U.S. states sued Meta for utilizing addictive algorithms that harm minors.
– The FTC accused Meta of breaching privacy rules, particularly concerning teenagers.

**2023:**

– Fined €1.2 billion by Ireland for illegal data transfers to the U.S. (GDPR violation).
– Health data leaks were revealed through the Meta Pixel.
– Fined €405 million for inadequate data protection for children on Instagram.
– Fined €390 million for enforcing personalized ads.

**2022:**

– A data breach exposed information of 533 million users, resulting in a €265 million fine.
– Settled for $725 million over the secret sharing of user data, including with Cambridge Analytica.

**2021:**

– Paid $650 million to settle claims regarding facial recognition privacy violations.

**2019:**

– The FTC fined Meta $5 billion for privacy violations, and the SEC $100 million for misleading investors.

**2018:**

– Cambridge Analytica misused data from up to 87 million users.
– A bug exposed details of 29 million users, leading to a €251 million fine.
– Hackers compromised 90 million accounts due to a vulnerability.

**2013–2018:**

– Meta shared user data with over 150 companies without clear consent.
– Early bugs exposed millions of users’ contact information.

**Ongoing Issues:**

– Tracks non-users through “shadow profiles.”
– Records location information even when it’s disabled.
– WhatsApp privacy policy changes triggered backlash.
– Facebook conducted non-consensual psychological experiments.

It’s important to remember that Big Tech prioritizes business, profits, government relations, and self-serving interests over the well-being of users. These companies are not benevolent.

Source:

https://www.bing.com/search?q=Meta%20AI&cc=US&PC=SANSAAND&form=LWS001&filters=sid%3A%2243b7f086-e9bc-cac8-4cec-54586f925fd0%22