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> ... If companies were just using AI to be cool, it is easy to go with the leading American companies, which would generally be Anthropic and OpenAI. The systems produced by these companies generally rank at or near the top by most measures.
> But they cost considerably more than the Chinese systems, the best of which are not far behind according to most ratings[...
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Mojo ♻️Sep 3, 2024

Dr Gina Rinehart .... #bullshitartist #pseudointellectuals #statusseekers
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"Bond University has awarded a prestigious Honorary Doctorate to Mrs Gina Rinehart in recognition of her commitment and contribution to the Australian economy and wider community."

These billionaires are like kids with a new toy—except this time, it's a doctrine they're trying to buy to look smart. If only intellectual credibility came with a price tag, they'd have already cornered the market!

bs2 Mar 20, 2023

> For us the legendary strongholds of snobbery are the Hollywood studios, where two thousand dollars a week dare not talk to three hundred dollars a week for fear he be taken for nothing more than fifteen hundred dollars a week.
In an essay, #MannersMorals and The Novel, #LionelTrilling on #Snobbery in #Hollywood reminded me of similar obsevations by #DouglasRushkoff in the book #LifeInc. I wonder how much of this was covered in #VancePackard's The #StatusSeekers?