I’ve come to realize that because of the nature of the Turing test, there will be swaths of people that will never believe that an AI is conscious. They will never be convinced and no one can prove them wrong. Don’t expect an event that “proves” we’ve created true AI.
"You're hiring H-1Bs from India even though you're a state funded university?"
"That's right, Dave."
"Even though your purpose is to educate young Americans for those jobs?"
"Yes, Dave."
@ElCapitanBurro@facetedcarapace Holy crap you’re right. She’s not going to rock the boat. My guess is that he has a solid prenup and it’s in her interest to stay kind and pleasant.
🇺🇸 eBay CEO Jamie Iannone is laying off 639 Americans through multiple WARN notices in 2026.
He filed for 429 H-1B visa hires (360 in Q2 + 69 in Q1 FY2026).
We’ve all just kind of become numb to it, but outsourcing is actually wild. It’s basically insane that we tolerate it. Borders actually are real. They constrain us physically and legally. They bind us in times of war. They aren’t, like, fake, imaginary nonsense, maaan. They are in fact extremely important.
The idea that you could operate businesses across borders in this way is basically ridiculous and exposes all kinds of novel horrors.