People not into music does not seem to actually listen to the lyrics. Like, Springsteens Born in the USA etc. It is really strange. The lyrics doesn't even have to be subtle.
They had to have had _some_ inkling, considering one of the lyrics is “a cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, and a queer threw up at the sight of that.”
unfortunately one of the main applications of current wave "AI", in the long term, is going to be mass surveillance. Meta is a big player on that front.
It's a game for those with the most cash to burn, and Zuck has that cash (or the ridiculous and numerous equivalents the financers/economists come up with whenever the old set of Monopoly currencies come up short).
People not into music does not seem to actually listen to the lyrics. Like, Springsteens Born in the USA etc. It is really strange. The lyrics doesn't even have to be subtle.
"pumped up kicks" comes to mind
Out of all of Bowie’s songs, why would you choose Five Years for this? So daft.
You could have picked something like Rebel Rebel or Changes which are more positive songs that actually fit your message. Truly absurd.
Nearly as inane as choosing saviour machine
Perhaps a knowledgeable "insider" purposely selected the song as a warning "flare"..or perhaps the marketing folks are clueless.
It reminds me of those substanceless Veridian Dynamics ads on Better Off Ted.
They had to have had _some_ inkling, considering one of the lyrics is “a cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, and a queer threw up at the sight of that.”
At this point, I would not be surprised if they did it on purpose.
They are nothing if not honest about what they think of their customers and what their ambitions are.
"dumb fucks" ? Wouldn't be new. https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2010/05/14/facebook-foun...
Zuckerberg's got his bunker ready.
You see a bunker - I see a spaceship to return home.
The real humour is Meta thinking it will be a meaningful part of AI future...
unfortunately one of the main applications of current wave "AI", in the long term, is going to be mass surveillance. Meta is a big player on that front.
Yup. Look at Palantir. What government wouldn't want an All Seeing Eye of Sauron? Their client list is telling.
It's a game for those with the most cash to burn, and Zuck has that cash (or the ridiculous and numerous equivalents the financers/economists come up with whenever the old set of Monopoly currencies come up short).
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