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I realized the potential, and wanted to steward the deployment in such a manner that civil society is not subjected to fake news, or privacy attacks such as public and private persons inserted into media against their will. The ultimate reason I was unsuccessful was a firm stance against pornography, which VC, media partners and angels insisted on an ability to exploit.

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I'm sure it's little consolation, but kudos to you for sticking to your ethics. I sure wish more in the tech community would take this approach!

And what approach is that? Delaying the inevitable? :)

By around 15 years, not bad?

How long will it be before a resourceful individual will be able to meaningfully engineer a biological or synthetic pathogen that could wipe out a good portion of the human race? 1000 years? 200 years? 50 years?

There's nothing wrong with buying a little time while society catches up with the technology.

Much respect to making a moral stand! I suppose it's true that others will continue developing the "full potential" (including ethically questionable applications) of the technology, but at least one can make the choice to not contribute to undesired directions.

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