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Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it (www.pcgamer.com)
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Workers should learn AI skills and companies should use it because it's a "cognitive amplifier," claims Satya Nadella.

in other words please help us, use our AI

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[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Social permission? I dont remember that we had a vote or something on this bullshit.

[–] ErmahgherdDavid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Social permission = shareholder permission

He's saying "we need an ROI on all the cash we are burning before they sell up and the board kick me out for being a delusional and incompetent buffoon"

Get in the sea Nadella

[–] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

Perhaps he considers society not insisting their politicians kick them out societal permission.