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Re:Doge Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to "Munch" Veterans Af... by nilamo on Friday June 06, 2025 @09:55AM (#44200968)
"I needed money." Why is that not a good enough answer?
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Re:Doge Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to "Munch" Veterans Af... by mrybczyn on Friday June 06, 2025 @10:03AM (#44201044)
"I needed money." - Charles Ponzi "I needed money." - Bernie Madoff "I needed money." - Kenneth Lay "I needed money." - Qusay Hussein
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Re:Doge Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to "Munch" Veterans Af... by ndegruchy on Friday June 06, 2025 @09:59AM (#44201002)
Because he got paid $0. They hired him as an “intern” or volunteer.
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Re:Doge Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to "Munch" Veterans Af... by morkalork on Friday June 06, 2025 @10:14AM (#44201137)
It's responsibility-washing. Like GP said, those answers are totally unacceptable coming from an engineering professional. Which is exactly why they took on interns to do it.
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Re:Doge Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to "Munch" Veterans Af... by nilamo on Friday June 06, 2025 @10:22AM (#44201223)
Ah, then we got what we paid for.
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Re:Doge Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to "Munch" Veterans Af... by rsynnott on Friday June 06, 2025 @10:03AM (#44201052)
Well:

(a) It doesn't appear to actually have come with a salary.

(b) Even if it paid, it slightly stretches credulity given his background that it was the only job that he could get.

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