jpadkins

Google ad revenue (or even search ad revenue) did not drop. It just grew slower than it did last quarter.

He is an educator at a public university. I don't think they push people or goals very hard.

Trump is hated by most of the rich and powerful.

customers? You can buy Genie? It's still very much in tech preview, research phase.

neither do agents (harness + models).

3% is the target. 3% of colonists fought in the US revolutionary war. You need a majority to support you, and 3% to fight.

gov contractors will always whine when funding gets cut. And then things work the same or better after the cuts. Such is life.

you think LLMs or agent harnesses have intention?

That's correct. We are reading about this story because of the prioritizations of the current administration.

International oligarchs needs defining?

An international oligarch is an extremely wealthy and powerful business figure or tycoon who uses massive financial resources to exercise political, economic, or social influence across national borders.

3 parts of the economy least impacted by Info Tech, also two of them are heavily regulated (housing, healthcare) which can mute tech impact on prices.

different side of the same coin: Of course smart companies are going to automate the most profitable tasks first, they seek profits! However, the benefit for society is also the greatest. As long as competition holds, the reduced costs in these tasks will represent the greatest savings for consumers. Tech has been creating disinflation for decades for consumers. AI may accelerate that (it hasn't so far).

I didn't answer because it was nonsensical. The program won't help the oligarchs. But it won't slow them down much either.

I have no idea what you are talking about with cats, dogs and babies.

no, not nearly enough. $100M will help catch a few illegal immigrants, at huge inefficiencies and a loss of civil liberties.