"Regulating #AI hastens the #Antichrist, says #Palantir’s Peter #Thiel
#Tech #billionaire claims in a lecture about #religion that the #devil promises #peace and #safety by strangling #technological #progress with #regulation"
Oh fuck you you fucking wackjob
But of course, he has vast power, we do not
While we struggle with terrible conflicts today, this asshole sets up the next, more horrible one
So yes Bill has talked for many years about supporting a positive vision (a bit like my architect former employer Bill McDonough) which I have brought with me in everything I do. It is not enough to be against failure and suffering, we must be for something and then it takes time and work and money to make that good thing happen. #progress
“This is taking #political control of a once politically neutral mechanism for #funding #science in the US,” said Joseph Bak-Coleman, a scientist studying group decision-making at the University of Washington.
The changes will delay grant review & approval, slowing “progress for cures & treatments that patients & families across the country urgently need,” said the Association of American Medical Colleges in a statement.
#USpol#Trump#BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
The admin has already terminated thousands of #research #grants at agencies like the #NSF & #NIH, including on topics like transgender health, vaccine hesitancy, misinformation & diversity, equity & inclusion.
The order could affect emergency relief grants doled out by #FEMA, #PublicSafety initiatives funded by the #DOJ & #PublicHealth efforts supported by the #CDC. Experts say the order is likely to be challenged in court.
#USpol#Trump#BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
Agencies cannot announce new #funding opportunities until the new protocols are in place, according to the order.
The #Trump admin said these changes are part of an effort to “strengthen oversight” & “streamline agency grantmaking.” Scientists say the order will cripple America’s scientific engine by placing control over federal #research funds in the hands of people who are influenced by #politics & lack relevant expertise.
“This is taking #political control of a once politically neutral mechanism for #funding #science in the US,” said Joseph Bak-Coleman, a scientist studying group decision-making at the University of Washington.
The changes will delay grant review & approval, slowing “progress for cures & treatments that patients & families across the country urgently need,” said the Association of American Medical Colleges in a statement.
#USpol#Trump#BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
The order requires all #FederalAgencies, including #FEMA, the National #Science Foundation [#NSF] & the National Institutes of #Health [#NIH], to appoint officials responsible for reviewing federal #funding opportunities & #grants, so that they “are consistent with agency priorities & the national interest.”
It also requires agencies to make it so that current & future federal grants can be terminated at any time—including during the grant period itself.
Agencies cannot announce new #funding opportunities until the new protocols are in place, according to the order.
The #Trump admin said these changes are part of an effort to “strengthen oversight” & “streamline agency grantmaking.” Scientists say the order will cripple America’s scientific engine by placing control over federal #research funds in the hands of people who are influenced by #politics & lack relevant expertise.
#Trump executive order gives #politicians control over all federal #grants, alarming #researchers
An #ExecutiveOrder signed by Trump late Thursday aims to give #political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by #FederalAgencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the #US the world leader in #research & #development.
#USpol#BrainDrain #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999
jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
boosted
Evolution. Today's cartoon by Mark Winter (Chicane). More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/search?query=&sort=created&order=desc
Evolution. Today's cartoon by Mark Winter (Chicane). More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/search?query=&sort=created&order=desc