This is my first time seeing “SI” in the wild. That is such a wrong term. It’s jargon in a place where it doesn’t belong.

It’s a darn fancy algorithm and a cool tool. Putting it on a pedestal instead of grounding it to reality is not going to help anyone. My condolences to the authors.

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tomrod 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah, I dislike it too. As do most of the agencies forced to swap over to it I reckon, since "SI" is a vanity project and "AI" is what the rest of the world understands it to be.

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cowlevel 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"SI" is a shibboleth. It's designed for the present government to know who's loyal to them.

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tomrod 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Its worse than that though, as it isn't a loyalty test -- US federal executive agencies have to adopt it whether they like it or not.

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cowlevel 11 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Federal executive agencies have to be loyal to the government because they are the government. Working for the government and refusing to do what it wants is at best dereliction of work duties and at worst treason.

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avaer 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's even worse than that; the president has declared anyone using the term "AI" is the Enemy, and aiding the Enemy is a capital crime.

You could say the president is just joking about such things; I don't think this will actually be acted upon, but the political/legal situation is quite rough.

	▲	coderatlarge 33 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		maybe it should be re interpreted as silicon intelligence
	▲	walrus01 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I hear they have great "AI" programs in El Salvador! If you say the right things you might even be selected for a free trip here. Such a bargain. And the weight loss plan their nutrition experts have put together is top tier.