Using computers and automation in business has always about reducing costs by reducing the number of workers needed to get something done.

Did a floppy install in '94 too. CD-Rom support was sketchy back then. On PCs it was all proprietary interfaces, no IDE standard.

You put the cameras at the finish line, at mountain summits and intermediate sprint lines, where cheating would have the most benefit to the cheater.

Maybe they'll get rid of the people making unwanted and forced Windows updates and just focus on stability for other revenue generating products.

Air frames have a limited life as the stress in flight eventually weakens the aircraft. You can keep it going but the down time for inspection and maintenance eventually becomes too expensive.

The take away from the article is that it is an expensive (to run) service with a small number of people using it. It only works for about half of the US states with simple tax situations.

The right way to do this is to greatly simplify the tax code so that most returns can be done on a simple 1 page form with little to no math so no software or SaaS is necessary to file.

Not that I am suggesting you go out and get them...

because they'll be bad at AI prompts and checking the AI generated code.

Good developers will create code better than AI because they understand the user requirements better than can be expressed in AI prompts. Plus they can see much further into the future and will write maintainable code that AI can't.

Whenever I get on a CS chat, my first request is "live agent please". Usually works. If I don't get one I hang up.

They just RIF and expect the survivors to keep up because now they have AI agents they can program to do the extra work. But regardless, they are doing extra work.

Quick search shows that Altice operates in 22 US states and they filed in Federal court. So my guess is they are looking at any pirates any where in the US.

I can type in queries faster than I can speak. And I can read faster than AI can provide an answer via text-to-speech.

The main advantage AI might provide is to enhance my query and to summarize and catalog query returns so I can find the exact information I need more quickly.

He better put his funeral in Outlook now if he wants anyone to attend.

Using AI in data science and such has it's place. But to use it for average business oriented activity like writing reports is not going to save time and labor. It just shifts the creative process to having to review everything AI generated to make sure it's accurate, i.e. it shifts the work load, not eliminate it.

If you want something automated, it's better to have some code it up so it's deterministic and can be maintained by people who know the business domain.

Saying we should call out the National Guard to quell the 2020 riots is "violent rhetoric"? That's a bit of a stretch. That's one of their missions, they train for it.