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Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans

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Re: Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans

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Post by bookaway »

tim333 wrote: post #58

>... The ban, effective from Saturday, aims to ensure individuals' free will remains uninfluenced... As a happy worldcoiner I'd much rather be able to use my free will to sign up with who I like rather than having ill informed government officials try to ban transactions between informed, otherwise happy adults because why not stick your foot in other people's business?

And as a happy coinless worlder I'd much rather use my free will to prevent you from enabling systems being built that could endanger my free will and that of my progenies' in the future, and will exercise said free will to encourage government officials--on a case-by-case basis when necessary-- to ban said trash.

Re: Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans

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Post by bogdan »

ivanleoncz wrote: post #53

Sometimes I think we are in a kind of civilization downgrade, but no one wants to talk about it. This initiative by Sam, proves my (not so wacky) theory. Funny though is that if you share this kind of stuff on Linkedin, people just look away. Indeed, it's not a place to say what you think: it's all about look nice and please anyone who's capable of giving you a job, even if it's some Big Tech dictator.

I imagine, most people as myself, would rather avoid such controversial conversations on what's essentially their CV.

Re: Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans

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Post by ivanleoncz »

bogdan wrote: post #62
ivanleoncz wrote: post #53

Sometimes I think we are in a kind of civilization downgrade, but no one wants to talk about it. This initiative by Sam, proves my (not so wacky) theory. Funny though is that if you share this kind of stuff on Linkedin, people just look away. Indeed, it's not a place to say what you think: it's all about look nice and please anyone who's capable of giving you a job, even if it's some Big Tech dictator.

I imagine, most people as myself, would rather avoid such controversial conversations on what's essentially their CV.

I understand. There might be great reasons to not step up and say what is wrong, even when the truth is obvious...

Not the objective of the post but, it still creeps me out that, we don't have on Linkedin, a space to say what what it's (undoubtly) wrong.

It's part of our daily lives as workers, to say that we have an elephant in the room, even if it's with a company and it's eerie intentions towards the humanity, just to please shareholders and keep its value in the stock market.

Re: Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans

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Post by ivanleoncz »

gyomu wrote: post #31
knotimpressed wrote: post #26

I wonder what Altman is thinking. From the outside it seems clear he’s chasing profit, but I wonder if he honestly believes something this concerning will be a force for good and actually used to benefit humanity as a whole.

We've had plenty of insights on what Altman is thinking from one of the people who spent lots of time at his side and know him best: pg. Lots of pg tweets/comments over the years about how the thing Sam is best at, and what drives him the most, is climbing up ladders and acquiring power.

"climbing up ladders and acquiring power"

He urgently came to the previous administration along with a committee, presenting a plan for the construction of Nuclear Power Plants, focused on serving datacenters for AI, with the excuse that, if the US don't do this, China will do, and he or his team not even consulted the IAEA for this topic.

He might have a point but, still looks like the Salesperson of a Insurance company. The idea is not absurd, but the approach and the speech, seems quite cheap.

I see nothing on his talks that are genuine about solving crucial problems of the humanity...

Clear to me that he's very into keeping the costumer (investors) satisfied.

Re: Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans

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Post by codr7 »

Arainach wrote: post #49
codr7 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now find anything on that list where they didn't get something they wanted in return. They're building a brand, this is marketing.

That is a ridiculously cynical take. You can build a brand for a lot cheaper than $300 million if that's your goal.

It's a VERY realistic take based on roughly 30 years in the trenches, that's what it is.

Re: Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans

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Post by therealpygon »

bogdan wrote: post #62
ivanleoncz wrote: post #53

Sometimes I think we are in a kind of civilization downgrade, but no one wants to talk about it. This initiative by Sam, proves my (not so wacky) theory. Funny though is that if you share this kind of stuff on Linkedin, people just look away. Indeed, it's not a place to say what you think: it's all about look nice and please anyone who's capable of giving you a job, even if it's some Big Tech dictator.

I imagine, most people as myself, would rather avoid such controversial conversations on what's essentially their CV.

Fear is a great motivator to stay silent, which should be bothering people…especially people claiming to want government to stay out of their personal lives.

Sadly, in the end, people are generally more selfish than righteous.

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