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[–] FukOui@lemmy.zip 40 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

And then some of those that walked out will work for Google also due to job market shit fuckery. What a time to be alive

[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 49 points 4 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

Well if they have degrees in software engineering, certainly.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 15 minutes ago

Where have you been the last few years lol, new CS grads aren't exactly doing well at the moment.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 25 points 4 hours ago

I've seen it happen! She... lives in Canada, you wouldn't know her

[–] Saprophyte@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

Not at Google, Amazon, or Meta. Some companies are still hiring new grads to make entry level engineers into their future senior engineers, but it's usually older companies.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-expands-entry-level-hiring-165921396.html

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 149 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

Dozens

the local news outlet SFGate estimated it was as many as 200

No mention of how many people are graduating

Reee it's difficult to estimate how big of a deal this was if the total number of participants isn't mentioned.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 19 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

On wiki it says there are about 1700 undergrads per class, so if it's that plus some grad students at graduation, 200 walking out could be maybe a tenth of the attendees. Sounds pretty noticeable.

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 hours ago

Very rare for the ceremony to be the entire graduating class. Its usually broken down by school.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 80 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

200 is over sixteen dozens

[–] Escape13@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

How much is that in his majesty’s imperial units?

[–] XLE@piefed.social 14 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

2 hectopeople or 1.6 decadozen

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago

That's almost one full stoneperson!

[–] cloudwolf@lemmy.world 38 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

That's almost dozens of dozens.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

It's more than one and one third dozen dozens.

[–] Redjard@reddthat.com 2 points 3 hours ago

It's about a bakers bakers dozen bakers bakers dozens.

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 11 points 6 hours ago

1.38̄*dozen^2

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

What’s that in Baker’s dozens?

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

There's a video floating around.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I guess that’s kind of like dozens…

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 73 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

Their ego is disgusting, every time they open their mouths they are met with disdain and they still don't get it.

[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

They are probably aware but want to campaign in an effort to change public perception of AI. It will provide less resistance and more opportunities for their company as this gets forced through.

Also, USA lives in a world where someone's word holds no accountability. All companies/media needs to do is keep pushing how great AI is and people will start to believe it. Facts to support their opinions aren't necessary. The blowback seen is probably from the minority of people who care about fact checking and accountability.

[–] john_lemmy@slrpnk.net 14 points 4 hours ago

Because this diverges from their day to day and how everyone else treats them. "Surely these students are the ones that are wrong".

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 29 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

They don't need to. They're still making more each year than you or I will make in our entire lives.

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

They make more than we’ll make in our lives before lunch. Every day.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

His current pay package is about $233m/yr. That's about $112k/day. I think your math might be off. Even if you make $7.25/hr, you'll make $112k in just over eight years. Still an absurd disparity, but not as far as you say.

[–] tedd_deireadh@piefed.social 3 points 54 minutes ago

BLS lists the median annual salary as $62k. So, he does make more money in a half day than the majority of Americans make in a year. There's no way any one person deserves that much money.

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[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago

Poor people who act like that tend to suffer social consequences. Like getting their asses kicked.

That sort of thing doesn't stop poor people from saying shit like that, but it does teach them to be careful about it. Some of them.

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 32 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Pichai [...]
"It is the last two letters of my last name, after all."

So, abbreviations start from the rear end now?

[–] Paradox@lemdro.id 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That or he's, accidentally or otherwise, saying AI is full of shit

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 1 points 30 minutes ago

Ah, yes, that's probably it: his rear end is full of shit.

[–] architect@thelemmy.club 0 points 2 hours ago

Stanford being bad is not new. Better late than never I guess.

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