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The best minds of our generation are working on byzantine financial derivatives, making social media more addictive, and turning fake pictures/videos/bots as re
by aredox 3y ago
The best minds of our generation are working on byzantine financial derivatives, making social media more addictive, and turning fake pictures/videos/bots as realistic as possible.
- passwordoops 3y agoThis comment deserves to be on the front page
- GeorgeTirebiter 3y agoIt's only because of a version of Willie Sutton's quote: "That's where the money is." Capital allocation.
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- analognoise 3y agoDon’t forget the parasocial relationships they form with fans who are increasingly lonely, the new frontier in emotionally manipulative AI chatbots, and surveillance capitalism.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> best minds of our generation are working on byzantine financial derivatives, making social media more addictive, and turning fake pictures/videos/bots as realistic as possible Ten years ago, maybe. Today, I'm not sure. It's been a long time since I had that "wow, everyone here is ten times smarter than me" feeling at one of the big tech firms. And to the extent the system works, it's correcting. We're seeing layoffs on one side. And moon landings on another.
- adastra22 3y agoThe vanguard of that just isn’t in FAANG anymore. That’s why you’re not seeing it.