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Word Watch: “Genocide,” and Do We Have to Care About OpenAI?

2023/12/1
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Ernesto Verdeja认为，要判断巴勒斯坦或以色列的暴力行为是否构成种族灭绝，需要从种族灭绝一词的起源开始，理解其严格的法律定义，以及证明种族灭绝意图的困难。他认为联合国对种族灭绝的定义中，“意图”部分过于严格，在持续的暴行中难以证明，许多学者认为这一定义过于限制性。达尔富尔冲突就是一个例子，尽管发生了大规模杀戮和导致群体毁灭的状况，但由于缺乏明确的“意图”证据，未能被认定为种族灭绝，而种族灭绝是一个过程，而非单一事件。关于以色列行动是否构成种族灭绝的争论，主要集中在种族灭绝是否正在发生或即将发生。以色列和哈马斯都使用了种族灭绝的威胁言论，但哈马斯10月7日的袭击行为构成战争罪和危害人类罪，而哈马斯缺乏持续进行大规模种族灭绝的能力。在关于加沙冲突的辩论中存在大量的反犹太主义言论，媒体应该在谴责反犹太主义的同时，也承认加沙平民的死亡，谴责以色列的行为并不等于谴责所有犹太人。国际社会对其他国家发生的暴行关注不足，这往往是由于地缘战略利益的考量。媒体应该在报道中，解释法律定义的局限性，避免将使用“种族灭绝”一词等同于支持或反对某一方，关注如何结束暴力，解决暴力根源比纠结于是否构成种族灭绝更重要。

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This chapter delves into the debate over whether the Israel-Hamas conflict constitutes genocide, examining legal definitions, public discourse, and expert opinions.

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After a seven-day ceasefire, fighting has resumed in Gaza. On this week’s On the Media, how the word “genocide” entered discussions of the Israel-Hamas conflict, and the legal implications of the term. Plus, why boardroom drama at the tech company OpenAI received so much media coverage.

  1. Ernesto Verdeja [@ErnestoVerdeja)], executive director of the Institute For The Study of Genocide at the University of Notre Dame, on the debate and legal implications surrounding the charge of "genocide." Listen).

 

2. Max Read [@readmaxread)], journalist and writer of the "Read Max" newsletter, on why internal theatrics at OpenAI's made so many headlines. Listen). 

  1. Deepa Seetharaman [@dseetharaman)], reporter covering artificial intelligence for the Wall Street Journal, on the journey of "effective altruism" from the halls of Oxford University to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley. Listen).

 

 

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