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[–] 74 points 1 year ago

Said with a straight face, to Google and Microsoft CEOs who are both from India

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    In addition, Trump expressed dislike for the term "artificial intelligence" itself, saying he preferred a name that better shows the intelligence and power of the technology. “It’s not artificial, it’s genius,” he said.

    So, like he wanted to rename Gulf of Mexico, now he will sign a decree forcing everyone to use GI (Genius Intelligence) instead of AI (or A1 if you ask his entourage)

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago

    This is just Trump bullshitting. He's not rolling back H1B or anything.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    How does number go up when payroll is big?

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    Actually that’s the “problem” isnt it. There’s a tax loophole for tech industry payroll that was recently closed up if I recall correctly.

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  • [–] 47 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Are these hordes of unemployed cheap tech people in the room with us?

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  • [–] 58 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Hordes of unemployed tech? Yes. Cheap? No. Good thing tech can afford to pay Americans.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Maybe let them remote work. Ppl will take pay cut for that.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    We won’t and please do not speak for us. We will however keep the “remote” bit thanks very much

    — Ppl

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Yeah I agree rather not take any cut because productivity did not change. In fact having ultra wides at home vs 17" at work is godsend. Don't even get me started in the endless noise with open floor plan.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago*

    There are hordes of unemployed techies for sure. American companies have been outsourcing everything and laying off everyone left and right. Everyone feels like it's only a matter of time before they're sent off.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    lol they won’t. Also, enough folks from India are here in the NW that there are minority support groups that specifically exclude them because otherwise they get very little representation. I believe the phrase is “non-Asian minority”, or similar.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Most big tech and other Fortune 500 companies open offices or outsource their network ops to Asia already, so there is no need for visas. Good luck getting those jobs back. Source: I work in telecom.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    This will just further the business model of "We offer AI, but actually it's just Indians" with big tech companies gladly looking past the AI not being really AI

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Feels like they took a look at the lump of labor fallacy and said, "How could we structure the country so that jobs really are finite?"

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    [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    They'll ignore this, he will do nothing, and the conservative cinematic universe will report it as strong man Trump owning the liberal corporations.

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