Because we've never ever heard companies lying they're about their products not being harmful...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
let alone vomit up some company sponsored research to support their lies. https://www.eurekalert.org/new...

With US AI companies gobbling up all data, like Copilot's and other's consuming all documents, data and postings, the EU has much stronger privacy standards. They are tired of being held hostage by US greed of profit over people orientation. It's too bad the supposed country who cries "freedom" is so ignorantly down to position 36 https://freedomhouse.org/count... on the ranking of free countries.

You can't claim that AI is close to "super intelligence", according to CEO's... then turn around and say it can't make novel discoveries.

CEO of Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, was on Prof G's podcast today. Part of the discussion included AI and hiring. Mr Soloman stated Goldman Sachs will not be increasing the workforce in the next 36 months due to AI efficiency. Specifically, entry level analyst positions. He sees employment growth in the 5-10 year range, but a "steady" workforce for the next 3 years. Here's the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
If one of the largest banks in openly admitting plans to NOT bring in entry level staff for the next few years, you can assume they all share the same plans. BTW, GS stock increased 43% in 2025. Bottom line - CEO's are choosing AI over staff.

I have (c) 300 lines on my "account"...

The initial vote for this, ST3 (Sound Transit Initiative 3) was approved by 54% of the voters to add 62 miles of light rail for a cost of $54B. The $54 billion comes from $1000/per house per year and $100/per car/year of additional taxes. The problem is the initial estimate was so bad, we're now looking at a realistic cost of (c) $180B to complete this boondoggle. Traffic is already undriveable for the most part taking 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours to drive from Everett Wa to Seattle Wa - 29 miles straight down the interstate during a morning commute. The land is a narrow North/South strip boxed between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington with outrageous real estate prices. There's no room to expand roads, and acquiring space to build light rail is expsensive. Gasoline is already the most expensive in the nation - sometimes #2 or #3 depending on what CA or HI do. Give Seattle refuses to lock up criminals https://www.postalley.org/2025... , crime was a real problem on public transit, so ST had to hire a bunch of security officers (more unplanned costs) to keep some of the problems away.
I guess this is more of a rant then a comment, but in the end, someone is going to have to financially bail out this 3x over budget boondoggle and it will be the tax payers.

What he is saying is that in his future vision, you own nothing. In the "generator" example, you own all the equipment run by grid power - and there's no secondary business digesting my privacy and selling my info to 3rd parties. BTW, I do still own a generator. I live out of town and have a home backup generator that gets used a couple times a year.

One of the beauties of inflation is that is it lowers the debt. Double inflation and you 1/2 the debt.

no, it isn't political suicide. when the GOP does not have the white house, they scream about 'FISCAL SPENDING" and BALANCED BUDGET. When ever they have the white house, they always deficit spend more than the democrats by giving away money to the rich with tax cuts. If it were political suicide, the GOP wouldn't have won the white house since Reagan's tax cuts to the rich required 11 tax increases on the middle class in his 8 years.

I have for decades created and used the folder c:\work to store all my data. I also backup my c:\work to a Linux SAMBA server on my home network. . I do not want ANY company digesting my information and to train their AI or try and sell me shit.

We don't combat it, we die. That's why epidemiologists have been warning about the overuse of anti-biotics for decades.

Profit, or shareholder equity is the reason businesses exist. Governments exist to provide services. That is the fundamental difference. Competitive advantage is what drives innovation, cost cutting, AND any investment in AI. AI is not free to use, it costs money.. Every corporation cost MUST have an ROI (return on investment on any investment. If you think corporations will buy AI, see efficiency gains and not fire staff to make the cost savings exceed the cost of AI, you are dangerously ignorant. Just because you don't see it today, doesn't mean it won't happen - it's called a test phase. As soon as efficiencies are proven, staff will be gone.

Privatized profits, socialized risk.. that's the GOP play book.

If you watch the video, the Co-Founder and chief scientist Yichao "Peak" Ji stated the agents would be opensourced, and built on the power of the community. Now that Zuckphuq is in charge, kiss that goodbye.

posted by coward.... figures. At the very least, they know more than you.