▲ 513 ▼ 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 (fortune.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 98 comments fedilink hide all child comments Paywall removed: https://archive.is/MqHc4
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) Incorrect. They can already do that without more money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago But then none of them will get to claim that he’s the first trillionaire. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago But then none of them will get to claim that he’s the first trillionaire. permalink fedilink source parent