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Palmer Luckey raies $200,000,000 to genetically engineer dogs for war (dangerousminds.net)

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Palmer Luckey of Anduril is teaming with Ben Lamm of Colossal Biosciences to launch Warhound, a startup dedicated to genetically engineering and cloning dogs for service in war, police work and first responder work.

Speaking to Wired, Lamm explained that the project was twofold. One part of the project would oversee the genetic engineering and cloning of the ideal dogs for war, and the other would develop tech for them to use on battlefields.

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[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Because we care how even the animals we eat live.

And there is a line people draw.

Some draw it between cows and Dogs, other people draw it between chicken and fish, and others between broccoli and potatoes.

[–] psycholocomotor_no2@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The line is all conscious life capable of suffering.

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then plants deserve not to be eaten too https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)002623

The line is subjective.

[–] psycholocomotor_no2@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Emitting sounds is not equal to conscious awareness and a capacity for suffering and you know it.