Even if this manages to get through Congress (extremely unlikely), it'll get vetoed. Trump's team already has put plans into place to photograph everyone crossing the US border - legally - by car. You really think they're gonna let airplane passengers slide?

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fcb...

It says "Welcome to the Post-Facts World!"

This is one thing we can't really blame "AI" for - it's been going on for as long as I've been alive, and probably longer. And it's bigger than just the moniker "engineer", although that has definitely been significantly over-used.

... having three human friends is aspirational.

... a robot that can 'feel' workers but won't replace items.

BREAKING NEWS - rain discovered to be wet.

Incels gotta burnish their incel credentials, apparently.

It's a short, slippery slope from Animatronic Lincoln to Evil Lincoln.

Isn't it?

Don't forget about the millions of Americans who'll be putting those tiny screws into iPhones!

Truly the sorts of jobs Americans long for...

Based on the companies behind code.org, cynical me tends to read between the lines on this two ways.

1. "We need lots more in-country people to go into computer- and AI-related fields - enough to drive the cost of those jobs down as far as possible."

2. "Despite our constantly beating the AI drum, most people don't seem to care about our AI products at all. Maybe we just need more headlines with AI in them..."

Sleeping with a thousand women versus getting bitten by hundreds of venomous snakes... hmm... yeah I'll go with the first option.

Don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen.

On second thought... do.

Caffeinated bacon? Baconated grapefruit?

Admiral Crunch??

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in February paused its case against him, citing public interest.

More likely, the case was "paused" because our Grifter-In-Chief had come into office and saw an opportunity for further personal enrichment.