[Exclusive] US classifies South Korea as ‘sensitive country,’ limiting cooperation on advanced tech
english.hani.co.kr
This is the first time in history that South Korea has received this classification by the US government

This is the first time in history that South Korea has received this classification by the US government

The US Department of Energy (DOE), which supervises US energy policy and duties relating to nuclear power research and development and military nuclear weapon programs, has classified South Korea as a “sensitive country” and established regulatory measures in line with this, the Hankyoreh confirmed in an investigation on Sunday.

Classification as a sensitive country means that exchange and cooperation in connection with US advanced technology areas such as nuclear power and artificial intelligence (AI) are heavily restricted. This is the first time in history that South Korea has received this classification by the US government.

  • Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1151·
    22 hours ago

    So the US wants to become dead last in technology by allowing monopolies that have no reason to innovate and blocking any cooperation with nations who spend money on innovation and tech.

    Good luck in the future, it’s like Obama said about shortsightedness.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      16·
      17 hours ago

      The entire world is going to have Fusion power and the US will still be burning coal.

      • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 hours ago

        But the US has no need for fusion, all it needs is cheap coal through deregulation and prayers to god to put back the burnt coal! /s

      • Mak'@pawb.socialEnglish
        6·
        15 hours ago

        That’s pretty much it. Trump—really, the folks who control him—is going to wall us off from the rest of the world, while the rest of the world continues moving forward. In power. In technology. In medicine.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
          2·
          3 hours ago

          The US is well behind in medicine already. Because of the for-profit health system hospitals aren’t encouraged to try procedures that aren’t covered by insurance companies, and insurance companies aren’t incentivized to add new procedures to their coverage because they can’t be bothered to review them.

          It’s the same issue with off-label prescription drugs, It’s the drug isn’t explicitly designed to treat a condition, it won’t be prescribed even if it could help e.g. using antibiotics to treat cancer has proven to be surprisingly effective, but no hospital in the US will do it.

    • Enelop@lemm.eeEnglish
      62·
      18 hours ago

      48.8% of us understand the damage that is being done and oppose it but are powerless to stop it because 49.8% of us are too dumb to know what is real and what is fake on the internet…

      Plus our elected Democrats in Congress are cooperating with this bullshit for some reason.