it would be interesting to know the frequency of bugs that are due to mistakes about operator precedence. even by experienced programmers. a lot? do use of parens reduce the frequency?
its a good question : could the dictator get the support of the military? Would the people in the military from the top down be willing to, say, decimate a resisting US city with artillery and bombs?
the theory and original paper was developed at google (according to Wikipedia). my guess is that if they had the original tech, then they can patent it. but by publishing the paper in 2015 they created prior art that stops others from claiming it. anyone please correct me if this isn't right.