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White House orders Pentagon and Intel agencies to increase use of AI

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Re: White House orders Pentagon and Intel agencies to increase use of AI

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Post by zen928 »

stathibus wrote: post #2

"I command you to do more linear algebra"

in contemporary culture where being able to reason what could be served by linear algebra and what can't would allow you to make better decisions and have more understanding, requiring more exposure to linear algebra to positions of high authority doesn't seem like an unusual line of reasoning

surely the devils in the details on how it's implemented to have it be "actually" helpful, but I don't see a problem with the sentiment

Re: White House orders Pentagon and Intel agencies to increase use of AI

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Post by zugi »

"We're already AI'ing as fast as we can!"

This sort of edict will result in wasteful spending and boondoggles that will make the front page of Hacker News a year from now.

But it will also light a fire under some parts of government that have been slow to adopt AI, genuinely increase the level of AI sophistication across the military, and result in some actually valuable technology developments.

It would be nice if there were a more efficient way to accomplish the good without the bad, but when time is of the essence, I'm not sure there is. Perhaps it's not all that different from VC investments: when an area is hot, many investments get made, most of which fail, but the ones that succeed hopefully justify it all.

Re: White House orders Pentagon and Intel agencies to increase use of AI

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Post by Alex_Bond »

The more I reflect on this article, the more it seems that companies like OpenAI have quickly gained influence through lobbying, which is somewhat alarming. It raises concerns about how vulnerable the government may now be to aggressive lobbying efforts by corporations looking to profit from federal budgets—essentially, massive sums of money.

With recent claims about OpenAI's growth, I'm questioning if they expect that most of the growth will come from government contracts rather than just general subscriptions. While enterprise companies are slow and cautious about LLM integrations, the government can be an easy target for current hype.

Re: White House orders Pentagon and Intel agencies to increase use of AI

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Post by stathibus »

zen928 wrote: post #3
stathibus wrote: post #2

"I command you to do more linear algebra"

in contemporary culture where being able to reason what could be served by linear algebra and what can't would allow you to make better decisions and have more understanding, requiring more exposure to linear algebra to positions of high authority doesn't seem like an unusual line of reasoning surely the devils in the details on how it's implemented to have it be "actually" helpful, but I don't see a problem with the…

I see a huge problem. We should not have politicians going to experts and saying “take this solution we don’t understand and go find problems for it.”
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