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[–] dgerard@awful.systems 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

AI->Cocaine replacement, in which AI really is God's way of telling you you have too much money

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

If you want to hang out, you've gotta take her out, tech brain

If you want to get down, down on the ground, tech brain

AGI, say goodbye, ROI, tech brain

-Eric “Slophand” Slopton

[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 2 points 4 hours ago

Eric "Slophand" Slopton: He's like Eric Clapton, but somehow more racist

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Meta has reportedly offered compensation packages worth seven to nine figures to dozens of researchers from companies like OpenAI and Google, according to The New York Times, with some already agreeing to join the company.

devil's in the detials/comp structure/yadayada, but fuck damn is it frustrating how this still means that after even a year or two a fair number of the worst people you could ever meet would be set for life

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 11 points 1 day ago

They’ll be paid in unlimited gold dust specks a million years from now

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hope this doesn't distract them from their core VR focus.

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 13 points 1 day ago

Can't wait to pay metaverse™ rent with libra®