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Submission + - CEOs worry about an AI bubble, but most still plan to ramp up spending (techspot.com)

Submitted by jjslash
jjslash writes: Even as concerns grow that artificial intelligence could be the next tech bubble, corporate leaders are continuing to pour money into the technology. A recent survey of 100 CEOs by KPMG found that while one in four believe an AI bubble may exist, nearly 80% still plan to allocate at least 5% of their companies' capital budgets to AI initiatives this year.

Despite all this investment and commitment to the technology, about three-quarters of large-company CEOs said generative AI might have been overhyped over the past year, but its true impact over the next five to ten years is likely underappreciated.

Comment No. (Score 3, Informative) 33

by Gravis Zero (#66027840) Attached to: China Releases First Homegrown Quantum Computing OS

I looked at what is being offered and just like many other "Quantum Computing Operating Systems," it is merely an OS that runs on a classical processor but supports the use of a quantum processing as a peripheral device using software, not even as kernel component.

At best, this is a OS tailored for interfacing with a quantum processor.

Comment Re:Where's the temperature increase? (Score 1) 76

by Gravis Zero (#66027816) Attached to: Humanity Heating Planet Faster Than Ever Before, Study Finds

Using carefully sited stations, the USCRN shows very little change over the past 20 years.

But when combine all the data instead of a few stations, it shows there has been a significant temperature increase. You should look at the study to find your answer: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary....

The companies that argued in favor of allowing the continued use of tetraethyllead in gasoline used a similar tactic in congressional testimony, omitting vital details.

Comment We have the technology. (Score 3, Interesting) 11

by Gravis Zero (#66027800) Attached to: Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Impact the Moon

While we keep discovering that near-Earth asteroids like these will not impact the moon, we have the technology to rectify such issues. NASA's DART project showed that we have the capability to deflect objects away from Earth. This implies that given the proper care, we should be able to redirect objects to an intercept path. While this opportunity has slipped through our hands this time, I believe with a significant investment, that we expand upon NASA's DART to bring forth a successful redirection of large objects like these to ensure the connection to either the Moon or Earth itself.

I'm not saying it's a good idea, I just feel that if we're going to fuck up the planet that we should stop half-assing it.

Submission + - How Jeffrey Epstein Ingratiated Himself With Top Microsoft Execs

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: In How Jeffrey Epstein Ingratiated Himself With Top Microsoft Executives, the NY Times begins, "For more than two decades, the convicted sex offender developed a network at the tech giant, making him privy to [CEO] succession discussions and other business. [...] The files from the Justice Department show that he spent more than a decade developing a network of Microsoft executives, including Mr. Gates; Nathan Myhrvold, a former technology chief; Steven Sinofsky, who ran Microsoft’s Windows division; Linda Stone, a former technology research executive; Reid Hoffman, a Microsoft board member; and employees of Mr. Gates’s personal investment and charity funds. [...] Frank Shaw, Microsoft’s communications chief, said the company was disappointed to read emails between Mr. Epstein and “former Microsoft employees acting in their personal capacities.” Without mentioning a name, Mr. Shaw acknowledged the emails showed that a former executive — who was Mr. [Steven] Sinofsky — had shared confidential company business with Mr. Epstein."

Email released by the DOJ related to Microsoft included: 1. Epstein being tipped off to the announcement of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's planned resignation announcement in Aug. 2013 by a forwarded email from the President of bgC3 [aka Gates Ventures], a personal service company for Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, on a day that saw Microsoft stock soar 7%., 2. Epstein being given a heads up by a redacted sender about a rumored 2011 Bill Gates return to Microsoft that never panned out, 3. Epstein being told in a 2013 Steven Sinofsky email about Ballmer's desire to buy a phone company that included some other juicy insider tidbits (when Microsoft's Nokia purchase was announced the following year, Microsoft stock sank 6%). In other correspondence, Sinofsky — who headed Microsoft's Windows Division — thanked Epstein for his advice in negotiating a $14 million exit package from Microsoft and later forwarded Epstein old internal email from top execs discussing the poor sales of the Microsoft Surface tablet.

In one Microsoft-related Epstein email, former Harvard President Larry Summers — who recently announced he's giving up his Harvard teaching appointments — sent Epstein a terse two-word email dissing Melinda Gates' Women in Tech initiative. "I'm gagging," Summers wrote, attaching an article about Gates' efforts (a search didn't find any reply from Epstein). Summers came under fire in 2005 when he said that women lack natural ability in math in science. Summers earlier resigned his OpenAI Board seat amid fallout over his Epstein ties that came to light following the DOJ's release of documents last November, which included the revelation that Summers and his wife were invited to dine with Bill and Melinda Gates at Epstein's NYC mansion in 2013 , Melinda's one and only Epstein encounter. Interestingly, Microsoft President Brad Smith — who coincidentally helped negotiate Microsoft's $14M exit package for Epstein-advised Sinofsky — cautioned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about naming Summers to the OpenAI Board in November 2023. “Your future would be decided by Larry [Summers],” Smith texted. “He’s smart but so mercurial [...] too risky.” The advice went unheeded, with Altman saying the choice of Summers was non-negotiable.

Comment Re:Just ask ChatGPT what it should be called (Score 1) 61

by Gravis Zero (#66026844) Attached to: OpenAI Is Developing an Alternative To GitHub

I still don't see your implication.

"If [ChatGPT came up with that answer], then I'm seriously worried about that (human) comic writer's career I never had."
Here you are worried about a hypothetical career choice.

"Worry not, your hypothetical career choice is safe."
My response is that your hypothetical career is safe which implies ChatGPT did not come up with the answer, since it was the potential danger.

Comment What is VMware Aria? (Score 1) 4

source: https://www.techtarget.com/sea...

VMware Aria Suite, formerly called vRealize Suite, is a software platform designed to help IT administrators build and manage heterogeneous, hybrid cloud environments. The suite was originally called the vCenter Operations Management Suite, but in August 2014, VMware rebranded the suite and its related products to vRealize. In April 2023, VMware changed the name to Aria.

Is anyone surprised that moving to "the cloud" is/was a bad idea that introduces unnecessary risk? Also, rebranding a product is something that should require regulatory approval because way too much of it which causes consumer confusion.

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