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2016-12-29 Economy

DJT says Sprint will bring 5k jobs back to the US; OneWeb will create 3k jobs

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-12-29 02:47|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Tech support is a tailor made AI job, as patience and thoroughness are the keys. If the speech recognition is good enough and the speech generation is not the usual unintelligible mosh that's typical now, tech support will be the first really successful human interacting AI replacement for people.

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-12-29 09:30|| 2016-12-29 09:30|| Front Page Top

#2 If tech gets a couple better levels in CGI, maybe we can do away with actors altogether. Think of the savings for the studios (not to consider our psyche with their off time babbling and extra curricula activities).

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-12-29 09:38|| 2016-12-29 09:38|| Front Page Top

#3 not to consider our psyche with their off time babbling and extra curricula activities
You dreamer, you! CGI will next be used to generate virtual celebrities that babble and carry on. Remember, you read it on the 'Burg first.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-12-29 11:34|| 2016-12-29 11:34|| Front Page Top

#4 #2 and #3 both correct. Amusing times ahead...

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-12-29 12:03|| 2016-12-29 12:03|| Front Page Top

#5 8K jobs.

In a surprising development 6 months after the inauguration, both companies will suddenly announce that they require 8k H1B visas, because neither company can find a single american qualified to do the job.

Who wants to lay odds on this?

Posted by Nguard 2016-12-29 15:14|| 2016-12-29 15:14|| Front Page Top

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