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  • I think the argument here is that ChatGPT will tell you about Kent State, Athens Polytech, and Tianenmen square. Deepseek won’t report on Tianenmen, but it likely reports on Kent State and Athens Polytech (I have no evidence). If a Greek AI refused to talk about the Athens Polytech incident, it would also raise concerns, no?

    ChatGPT hesitates to talk about the Palestinian situation, so we still criticize ChatGPT for pandering to American imperialism.





  • I’m not too knowledgable on all the lore, but iirc:

    • Space Marines are engineered supersoldiers who see humans as puny livestock
    • The leader is an emperor, also known as god-emperor, whose word is law
    • Pretty much all of their technological advancements exist to kill/control
    • Their creed is basically to eradicate all non-believers (heretics) and non-humans (unless the non-humans can benefit them)
    • Slavery is pretty much the standard for punishing people who oppose the god-emperor (if not death)
    • A lot of other things

    Basically, the entire main faction is a hyper-fascist, fundamentalist, imperial, and ultra-violent organization. A lot of the other factions operate with a similar amount of cruelty and violence.

    The point is that no faction in Warhammer can really be known as “the good guys.” I always perceived the 40k universe as a caricature of some of the worst aspects of mankind, but I play along as a cog in the machine, knowing it’s bad. Neo-nazis tend to perceive the Astartes/Space Marines as glorious heroes. It’s akin to alt-righters enjoy Starship Troopers and Rage Against the Machine, without recognizing the irony.