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Re:OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pe... by 8note on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @11:36PM (#39023376)
I think the Pentagon cooperation with Boeing is the real cause of Boeing's rot, so this is a partnership that is bad for openAI's engineering and science over a longer term.

The incentives switch from making good and useful stuff to getting more military contracts

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Re:OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pe... by marcyb5st on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @02:28AM (#39024437)
I think that's just another symptom. My theory is that Boeing is another engineering company that was overtook by MBAs.

10+ years ago I was working for a company acquired by Boeing (Jeppesen) and it was already a massive shitshow. Cost cutting everywhere but weirdly enough there were always money for some dumb initiative some highly placed and connected VP/Director had. None of those in my opinion led to an improvement in products, working efficiency, or any meaningful metric.

Sorry for being salty. Nowadays I feel I am going through the same st my current company and so this hits closer than I like.

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Re:OpenAI drops ban on military tools to partner with The Pe... by kridsdale1 on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @02:30AM (#39024465)
Boeing has been making military aircraft since 1917.
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