• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    As a non native English speaker, I found the “pilot” thing a bit confusing. But:

    pilot = pilot program

    And then it made sense.

    Anyways I think it’s not so much the 95% that fail that matter, it’s the 5% that succeed.

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      19 hours ago

      Anyways I think it’s not so much the 95% that fail that matter, it’s the 5% that succeed.

      Succeeding in what is also a critical point.

      Succeeding in dramatically improving the library sciences? In rapidly sequencing and modeling data in chemistry or biology? In language translation? Cool. Cool. Cool.

      Succeeding in slop-ifying mass media? In convincingly fabricating data to dupe industry professionals and regulatory officials? In jamming up my phone with automated sales calls? Less cool.

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        18 hours ago

        Correct, not all things that matter are positive.

        But it’s the 5% we need to focus on.