adarza comments on The U.S. just pledged hundreds of billions to protect its AI leadership. A Chinese startup with a ‘joke of a budget‘ may have already undercut those hopes

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 168 points 2 years ago (12 children)

most of that 'hundreds of billions' isn't going to go towards the tech or infrastructure, it's gonna go to people. a very small number of specific individuals.

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[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (10 children)

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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Incorrect. They can already do that without more money.

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

correct.

hell, i could live my 'best' life off of musk's 'sofa cushion' money:

$2.5m is more than enough for me to live on just using investment proceeds--in perpetuity.

$2.5m to him (with ~ $436b) is the equivalent of fifty-seven cents to someone with $100k (in the bank, investments, retirement, home equity, etc). now, i don't have $100k, not even close. just using it as an example here. my equivalent would be more like half a cent.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

They're mentally ill IMO. Like that old person hoarding vacuum cleaners, diapers, dogfood, etc.

The most infuriating thing is that for them it's just a number, for society it stifles innovation and wellbeing.

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