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academiac t1_j6l8wxe wrote

I'm curios, joint research with the military alone isn't a bad thing. Joint research with China ain't a bad thing either. But joint research with the "Chinese Military" is, however, problematic to say the least. Since it's behind a paywall, I have no idea what to expect. Can someone elaborate?

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krectus t1_j6lasxh wrote

Yeah it’s as bad as you think. Even worse it’s done because the Chinese military is funding these projects for the Canadian Universities.

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Professional-Ebb4970 t1_j6ld9un wrote

Nah, joint research with the military is always 100% evil, regardless of the country of origin.

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Hungry_Bat_2230 t1_j6m2rbi wrote

Things created by DARPA - the R&D branch of the US military:

  • the building blocks of GPS
  • the 1st computer mouse and Graphical user interface (GUI)
  • the protocols that underpin the modern Internet
  • Onion routing / Tor network - used by dissidents and journalists to circumvent censorship
  • The mRNA platform used in the world's leading Covid-19 vaccines (and potentially 1st vaccines against Cancer)
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academiac t1_j6mkehq wrote

Many research projects in the military had terrible consequences, but many also advanced humanity significantly.

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