Subj : The "Big announcement"
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Ron L.
Date : Thu Jan 23 2025 07:42:48

-=> Aaron Thomas wrote to All <=-

 AT> It disappoints me because "AI Infrastructure" equals "big waste of
 AT> money" to average people. Nobody, not even Trump, ever explains the
 AT> significance of AI, just "AI this, and AI that, and $100 billionm for
 AT> AI."

That's understandable.

But look at all the money that we pumped into NASA back in the 1960s.

We still don't have vacations on the moon, but not many people realize how many
technological advancements came out of the Space Program that greatly impact
our society today.

Mylar, WD-40 are a couple of things that jump to mind.

But did you know that it was the Space Program that REALLY pushed
microcomputing?  The computers we have today wouldn't have existed (at least
not at this time) if not for the advancedments pushed by the Space Program.

My point is that AI investment doesn't necessairly mean "AI making everyone's
lives easier".  But it does mean that the process of trying to make AI good for
everyone will cause unknown advancements to happen that certainly will probably
everyone.


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