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Comment Re: Fine (Score 0) 130

CBS/Paramount cancelled Colbert as part of the $16M 60 minutes interview settlement. Colbert is well known for his opinions and you can bet as part of the settlement (which remains sealed) is "Fire Colbert". Now Trump wants "Bias Monitors" to watch CBS for any "biased reporting".

Wow, maybe step out of the echo chamber occasionally?

It's amazing you think the government wrote down (in the sealed settlement) that CBS/Paramount had to cancel Colbert. First, not even you can imagine that Team Trump is that stupid to write it down, but putting that aside, please explain the 9 months notice CBS/Paramount is giving Colbert? Please explain why CBS/Paramount, absent Trump Administration influence would keep a money-losing show like that on the air - it takes 200 people to put that show on? Really? Finally, it may be time to simply acknowledge that when a news organization, entrusted with one of the very few in-person interviews with a leading political candidate decides to "clean up" the candidate's responses, to the point of substituting original answers with others, maybe that news organization crossed the line and did something wrong, morally at least, if not legally. CBS/Paramount could easily fought the lawsuit and defended their actions, but when exposed to the light, it quickly became obvious they had a serious problem and settled.

CBS/Paramount wanted to be sold, and the buyer wanted a value for their money, and buying a network with a history of fraudulent reporting (George bush Air Force National guard memo? Edited Harris interview, etc) and no commitment to change is a less-desirable property for the buyers.

Have you noticed any networks lining up to steal away the 200 person enterprise that puts on the Colbert show? I think CBS should release the entire production company and talent from any contracts and non-compete agreements and let them take their show to another network... Colbert will quickly learn why his show was cancelled.

Comment In other words (Score 1) 130

In other words, they are raising prices about 10-15%, why couldn't you just say that? Raising a$7,499 camera to $8,299 isn't that big a deal - if you had the $7,499 to buy it before, is it now wildly out of your price range at $8,299? At that level, these are tools that provide value to their owner, and they aren't nearly as price-sensitive as the average consumer...

Comment By definition... (Score 2) 86

By definition fashion is superficial, concerned only with looks, nothing more. By 'employing' AI fashion models, isn't this just the next logical step from "Showroom Dummies"?

Amazingly, it is cheaper/better for a bunch of guys to put bras on their heads and "Weird Science" themselves a (virtual) fashion model for an ad campaign instead of simply calling an agency, hire a model, a hair and makeup team, and a photographer...

As others have noted, this outcome was 100% predictable, almost a certainty.

Comment Re: But we're told "hallucinations are good" (Score 1) 40

Why? If people CHOOSE to ignore official sources and instead rely on aggregated, summarized, digests of the official and other sources, whose fault is that? If you can "ask grok" you can just as easily get the correct information.

AI makes shit up, period - why is that so hard for people to understand?

Comment Re: Stupidity increases (Score 2, Insightful) 40

Trump/DOGE suggests that AI surpasses human experts, which isn't true, and there are minimal or no checks from alternative sources.

Expect an influx of inaccurate "AI output" without accountability from humans.

We lost all hope for civilization when an entire generation decided that comedy shows and viral videos were suitable replacements to reading the newspaper or watching broadcast news...

Im old enough to know to simply ignore the asinine AI-generated "first response" on search results, kids these days think top result means best response I guess.

Comment Re: Nothing new (Score 1) 178

Obamacare included EHR systems so providers could share information - say a NY resident travels to CA and needs care, the CA doctor can access the NY residents EHR. That was a HUGE part of the motivation for EHR in Obamacare (there were others, but this was a major benefit touted).

Obamacare EHR requirements weren't limited to office automation/easier billing.

https://www.coloradohealthinst...

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