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UMass IT setup reveals P2P tech beyond piracy, sparking debate

A computer science student at UMass Amherst noted the presence of peer-to-peer (P2P) technology during their IT setup. The student expressed a personal inability to uninstall torrent clients and other P2P systems like IPFS and blockchain, citing their potential for abuse. They drew an analogy between restricting P2P technology and banning AI due to the existence of specific AI models. AI

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UMass IT setup reveals P2P tech beyond piracy, sparking debate

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    I was doing my #UMass #UMassAmherst #IT setup and... what's that? #P2P doesn't invented for #piracy , and, as a CS person, I cannot just uninstall #torrent clie

    I was doing my #UMass #UMassAmherst #IT setup and... what's that? #P2P doesn't invented for #piracy , and, as a CS person, I cannot just uninstall #torrent clients, #IPFS , #Blockchain and other P2P systems because they can be abused. It's like banning #AI because @anthropic.com@…