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ghoblinyesterday at 10:15 AM1 replyview on HN

There are only so many safety-first companies and products. The vast majority of the economy isn't optimizing for safety


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swiftcoderyesterday at 12:58 PM

> There are only so many safety-first companies and products

There are only so many companies that think of themselves as safety-first. In practice, basically all companies work on things that should be safety-first.

Does your software store user data? Congrats, you are now on the hook for GDPR and a bunch of similar data handling regulations.

Does your software include a messaging component? You are now responsible for moderating abusive actors in your chat.

Does your software allow users to upload images? Now you are a potential distribution vector for CSAM.

And so on... safety isn't just for things which can cause immediate death and dismemberment

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