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[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Shedd, whose professional career was largely spent as a software integration engineering manager at Tesla before being tapped to head the TTS, came to the government with AI top of mind. He reportedly wants GSA to operate like a software startup

Last I checked, startup culture involved burning money to market and sell a "revolutionary" idea, with the end goal being to get purchased by a bigger player in the industry and walking away with a wad of cash.

It kind of puts 2025 into perspective if you look at it that way.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

don't you dare downvote the register

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why?

Genuinely I don't know github

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The register is a very legit IT news publication.

They are also just alwayys a little? sarcastic.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ah, I see. Thanks.

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

GitHub is a place where a lot of open source software is published and maintained

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own."

https://bsky.app/profile/craigshackleton.com/post/3lrnweyuz2c2c

[–] railcar@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We are expendable plebs to them. They want to strip any agency we have. Robots and AI are perfect employees. If the rest of humanity surrenders their critical thinking skills to AI, they will have the brutish, sick, short lived slaves they desire.

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

Computers are the perfect slaves thay they desire. No sick days, no talking back, no kids to pick up from daycare. Once they have "AI" doing everything for them, they'd be perfectly happy to let other humans rot.