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Would this plan work? (thelemmy.club)
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[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago

A new US startup company has announced a funding round for AI designed cargo submarines as a potential solution for the Iran Energy Crisis. The designs will be commissioned for construction via one of the 5 largest shipbuilding companies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_shipbuilding_companies

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago

AI designed

i misread this as "ai piloted" at first but it turned out it's even stupider

[-] Blakey@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

AI designed cargo submarines

Oh my god American century of humiliation goes hard

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

submarines, famously invulnerable to mines

[-] Champoloo@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago

These are gonna be AI designed

[-] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

So they'll be non-euclidean and walk on the sea floor with 67 legs, each with more toes than the last

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

Okay but you have to admit that'd be sick af

[-] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

how-much-could-it-cost

How long would it take to build a submarine, Michael? 5 days?

[-] Blakey@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Also that's a 10 year old list, I wonder how many of the top 5 are Chinese now?

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