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Re:Facebook Adds A.I. Labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, Pressu... by JackFr on Sunday May 06, 2018 @08:26AM (#17006152)
I don’t think anyone wants to receive hubris in return. Not that a university is in a position to offer it.
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Re:Facebook Adds A.I. Labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, Pressu... by lotsofpulp on Sunday May 06, 2018 @11:32AM (#17006760)
There's a reason that people want their name on a donation. If it was truly selfless, it would be anonymous. Here's an example:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/style/stephen-schwarzman-...

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Re:Facebook Adds A.I. Labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, Pressu... by kthejoker2 on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @08:52AM (#17081957)
I guess I don't get your point? So what? Really not trying to be rude, just curious why this matters.

Oh I see your post earlier - yeah, I think removing incentives from voluntary contributions to (partially) taxpayer funded events would lead to a major increase in inefficiency of those projects seeing the light of day.

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