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[-] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 69 points 2 months ago

It’s weird that something so revolutionary has to be shoved into people’s faces to be successful.

[-] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago

Let's offload a whole country's cognitive load and see what happens! Why not?

[-] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 24 points 2 months ago

why?

And what is their power grid running on goat turds? Because I'm pretty sure there is an energy crisis in that part of the world.

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/power-and-energy/maltas-energy-system

[-] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

And what is their power grid running on goat turds? Because I’m pretty sure there is an energy crisis in that part of the world.

ChatGPT would most likely connect to US servers.

[-] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't hear much about Malta, the last thing that sticks out in my mind was the Journalist investigating the Panama Papers and local ties that got car bombed.

I'm getting the impression that rich criminal neo-liberals have a lot of sway there.

[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 17 points 2 months ago

Sounds like citizens of malta can now train chatgpt for free now

[-] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Naw, they won't be satisfied until you pay to train their AI.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Citizens and residents registered with Malta’s online identity system can apply to get access to ChatGPT Plus

What's the benefit because that just sounds like a shit sandwich

[-] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago

"Offers", hmm? Gotta wonder what the elected officials backing this were offered. 🤮

[-] discocactus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Americans will get this before free healthcare.

[-] greenmonster@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago
[-] plz1@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Wow, this is state-level data harvesting agreements with private companies, in action. 100% they get access to "anonymized" usage data.

[-] vane@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

According to the Malta Digital Innovation Authority, the course is designed to help people understand what AI is, what it can and cannot do, and how to use it responsibly at home and at work.

So now they need to explain people why they need AI.

In September 2025, OpenAI announced a partnership with the Greek government to bring its technology to secondary schools and start-ups across the country.

I didn't know Greece plans to give digital drugs to children for free.

[-] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago

Isn't Greece still doing hella austerity because they owe Germany money or is this my America showing

[-] vane@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

As far as I remember Greece owns money to everyone and their government force people to work more to pay interest. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjd76pw79do

At least they paid the IMF mafia.

[-] Daxter101 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No, our government isn't forcing us to work more only to pay like 5 rich Greeks' German loan interest, it's also to pay for submarines and warships that protect USA war interests, Israeli bombing, drone production, and data centre interests, American and British private college interests, and Greek Parliament literal serial criminals' interests. (Interest pun intended)

In all seriousness, any such AI deal, makes a lot of sense as a "Mr. Open AI, you give us data control and a hefty bonus, and we give you some of these workers' money that we collected, everyone wins."

[-] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago

This ai deal sounds like a gross misappropriation of public funds then. There must be context I'm missing, this just sounds stupid.

[-] Daxter101 1 points 2 months ago

Nope, no context you're missing. Gross misappropriations of public funds is our Tuesday.

Our government is corrupt beyond all logic, and easy to buy off for anyone in USA's economic friend circle. You can read my other emotionally-driven rant response, to the comment in this chain, but yeah. Your assessment is correct, with the exception of you thinking "That couldn't possibly be the case!"

[-] vane@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

OpenAI just follows Microsoft path - offer AI for free to children so they get addicted and demand it when they will be looking for work.

[-] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That would make more sense if Greece and OpenAI weren't competing for "most money borrowed without a real plan." I didn't see in the article who was paying for it (maybe a comprehension fail on my end) but I suppose it doesn't really matter because both OpenAI and Greece carry hundreds of billions in debt.

[-] vane@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I guess from the OpenAI standpoint they can just give it for free so they have the point to push their agenda in other countries.

[-] Daxter101 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Just a little nitpick, the whole "Money borrowed with no plan" story is soft victim-blaming propaganda.

A considerable part of the debt came from literally before the nation was free from occupation (for the war effort itself), and very little reached the citizens. An extremely small percentage of the country, surrounding the interests of a group of like 5 families, has gotten the crushing lion's share of borrowed money, directly to pocket or to their private investments, while paying it off is "democratized".

[-] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I can be too flippant sometimes. Some might even call me glib. Thank you for your correction and your perspective.

Your point is well taken. The people of Greece are not to blame for the national debt; I already knew that. What I didn't know is that there totally was a plan, which was to run up the tab and stick you with the bill! Now why does that sound so familiar...?

[-] Daxter101 2 points 2 months ago

No need to apologize, you just mentioning those things, is a good chance to get some info out about them, and you still talked about the issue in good context.

You were essentially correct, you just used words that, rich fucks with disproportionally more power than you, have intentionally popularized for their benefit.

[-] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 4 points 2 months ago

PISS country I guess

[-] CyroSignal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Is ChatGPT Plus really important ?

[-] zemo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago
[-] CyroSignal@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That's what I thought...

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