White House to Redirect Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away From Colleges

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-to-redirect-billions-in-research-funds-toward-ai-away-from-colleges-942dacb8

The overhaul will reshape $200 billion in spending a year and favors individual scientists to outpace China

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SailorFuzz@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 40d (1 reply)

Didn't OpenAI/Altman just report that they were short of their target by 90%? 90%... Sure, lets give them more money, our money, to just set on fire.

this bubble is gonna hurt so bad.

technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 39d

this bubble is gonna hurt so bad.

For normal people, yeah... But the grifters are already disgustingly privileged and nobody will take that away.

jpreston2005@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 39d (1 reply)

why is it that they always, always, do the dumbest possible fucking thing?

Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 39d

Because 1. It enriches their cronies while 2. Fucking over everyone else

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 39d

The robots are the captain now.

technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 39d

Yep, this is "technology" under capitalism - just another excuse to enrich the MIC while depriving and murdering humanity.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 39d

No peer review...that will turn out as expected.

lemmyng@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 39d

I was expecting a brain drain under this stoopid admin, but not like this!