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Intel introduces its newest employee, Chip the robotic inspector, just after announcing mass human layoffs (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (14 children)

If Intel had trotted out Chip and then announced it would be creating a universal basic income scheme based on the savings the company was amassing by using Chip, then I'd be clapping along with the audience. As it stands, it just seems like bad taste during a difficult time.

I'm not sure the author of the article has a realistic understanding of Intel's role or ability to affect change public policy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

It’s not a great place to be. Intel and other major corporations buy political influence. Politicians act in the best interests of their benefactors, and for most, that’s not the voters. I don’t think it’s practical either, but maybe there’s some use in including these kinds of political ideas when these things happen, as a reminder that they wield political influence.

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