• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    There won’t be an AI bailout as with the auto industry and banking. AI hate is bipartisan and no national-level politician is dumb enough to throw public money at them. They’re not a huge employment/manufacturing concern like autos and they’re not the backbone of our financial system.

    (And once again, I love your lug nut analogy, spot on!)

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      AI hate is bipartisan and no national-level politician is dumb enough to throw public money at them.

      Trump loves him some AI bros, though. And could easily “justify” dumping shitloads of public money into them because using AI in the military (bad idea in the first place) makes AI a “national security priority”.

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        Trump can’t spend that kind of money. Despite Congress bowing to him, they still hold the power of the purse.

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          If they actually opt to use it. Which is a big fat fucking if.

          Also, Trump might just steal it from somewhere. (Where has all that Venezuelan oil money gone?) And who’s going to stop him? The Supreme Court has already ruled that he can do basically anything he wants.

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      Greetings again 👋

      Yah I agree, I don’t think it will be a traditional bailout like the auto industry though which was forgivable loans, I think it’ll likely come in the form of additional stock purchases by the US government, which is wild when you think about it.

      They’re not a huge employment/manufacturing concern like autos and they’re not the backbone of our financial system.

      No but they (AI companies and those claiming to be one including chip companies) directly influence the stock market, and this administration is having its day manipulating the hell out of it making a ton of money along the way. So if there is a way for the to make money on it, it will absolutely happen. Also the chip companies have national defense interests and so it’ a similar scenario as the DOD’s mission can not ever be hampered lol. The line must go up lol.

      Ha! And thank you.

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        One sticking point, Trump can’t spend that kind of money and he’s about to lose the House and possibly the Senate.