> You're right, a democratic country would never do anything like that.
Can you point to the place I said this? Does the US shooting down an Iranian airliner somehow make Russia not hostile to the world? These seem like independent things.
"The world"? I don't think I've ever heard the definition of the world defined as narrowly as "80% of Europe and the US with its military allies" before.
"From 6 to 10 August [2025], Ibrahim, the Malaysian King (Yang di-Pertuan Agong), visited Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. This marked the first visit of a Malaysian head of state to Russia since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1967."
Isn't the problem that of finding out a consistency heuristic? For example, test that the resulting state is consistent with your test suite.
If it is a directory that gets deleted, then you can diff it with a previous state. If you don't control the state and don't know the surface area that you should observe, then yes, you're inviting trouble if agents run amok.
I am not saying the companies in aggregate don’t lead to successful outcomes for VCs. I am saying claiming Dropbox is a shining example of a “successful” company that HN was wrong about long term doesn’t jibe with reality.
They also didn’t have the massive fixed cost outlays nor did they have negative unit economics that OpenAI has.
Just ask GPT, the awareness of being observed significantly impacts behavior even in rather primitive animals:
Research has demonstrated these behavioral changes in various species, including:
Primates: Monkeys and apes often alter their social interactions and grooming behaviors when they know they are being observed by humans or other primates.
Birds: Studies have shown that birds may change their foraging behavior when they detect human presence, often becoming more cautious.
Fish: Some fish species exhibit changes in swimming patterns and social behavior when they sense they are being watched.
These behavioral adaptations are thought to be evolutionary responses that help animals avoid predation and enhance their survival in the wild.
You're right, a democratic country would never do anything like that.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/13...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_flight_655