FTC chairman's comments sound reasonable on the surface, but just vague enough to be meaningless.

It sounds to me like the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" argument, but a first draft attempt to put AI issues away from the tool. Then, his definition of 'developer' is unclear.

With guns the argument is more straightforward, the tool is made to send projectiles in one direction when a user pulls the trigger.

With AI, does the end user know what the tool is capable of doing to achieve their goal when they direct it to do something?

Sorry folks, best we can do is beat the war drums and spend your taxes on armaments. That's better than 'social services', right?

Setting aside how shitty this all is for the global populace, it's a hell of way to completely withdraw the US from the middle east (or whatever the preferred name for the region is currently). All US bases decimated, including 5th Fleet saying they are not getting back to their main base in Bahrain anytime soon.

It's wasteful, deadly, and beyond stupid, but ending (maybe) US military presence in the region as the end product? That's wild, and a welcome outcome. If only.

Correct. 2/3 of the Senate present required to remove.

At least it's a start. His boss is ultimately responsible, but it's better than nothing if they succeed.

I think your second statement answers the first. 🙂

All the legal protections and multiple inherent contracts that come from having a state-sanctioned marriage, all for $20 ($100?) or whatever for the town/county clerk vs hundreds or much more for enacting every individual contract it stands in for.

I have a long winded reply in my head about how these relationship types are not a new idea, humans have had multiple types of relationships for millennia, etc., etc. But I'm tired, and it's preaching to the choir at this point. (So to speak, lol)

Hey, now there's something beyond speculation. So it was true. I don't apologize for my original skepticism with the info at the time. I am willing to be swayed with additional info and in this case confirmation from the horses mouth.

Thanks for posting that!

Lol, how rude. I'm not the one defending a media organization proudly funded by oligarch money, dressed up real nice in tax exempt foundations.

https://www.propublica.org/supporters

Lol, OK kid

Netanyahu: Wasn't us!

Everyone: No one asked, why are you denying?

Netanyahu: Uh, nevermind.

It's also entirely possible I just have unique, nuanced opinions that don't completely align with yours. If this article is true, add it to the pile of things that family should be run out of town for. Better yet, impeach, convict, remove from office, and go after the rest of that corrupt family enterprise based on mountains of evidence that supports that end. I just am not ready to swallow this news story as-is simply because it supports that narrative. Guess that makes me a bad person.

Lock me up. 😒

I can also argue with an Internet rando for leveling baseless belief. Propublica may be legit, but they're not showing the receipts on this one that connects the dots. Propublica is the platform, these 4 reporters don't earn any credibility with this kind of reporting. Propublica should demand better.

Not saying reveal the 3 individuals, yes, they'd surely have the regime's sights set on them, but contracts, receipts, accounting leaks can be shown, shit gets hacked and dumped all the time. Deniability as to where it came from, but when they have it, they can validate it with additional sources, company documents, other experts, etc. All we get here is, 'trust us'. Produce some documentation.

There's plenty of out in the open corruption to light this administration up for. Surely there are other more obscure stories of corruption with better sourcing than this. They show photos of the couple watching fireworks reportedly funded by the guy, but not a receipt to support that claim?

..."according to records reviewed by ProPublica and interviews with three people familiar with the event"...

Show the records, at the very least. Provide the evidence for your audience, if you respect their intellect and ability to draw the same conclusion. Otherwise, just more nonsense posted by ProPublica with sourcing to "people familiar with the matter". Laughable. The article is pure speculation made out to be something more.

Until then, Hitchens' razor applies. What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.