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[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 47 points 6 days ago

It’s weird that something so revolutionary has to be shoved into people’s faces to be successful.

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Americans will get this before free healthcare.

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago

Let's offload a whole country's cognitive load and see what happens! Why not?

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I don't hear much about Malta, the last thing that sticks out in my mind was the Journalist investigating the Panama Papers and local ties that got car bombed.

I'm getting the impression that rich criminal neo-liberals have a lot of sway there.

[–] plz1@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

Wow, this is state-level data harvesting agreements with private companies, in action. 100% they get access to "anonymized" usage data.

[–] vane@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

According to the Malta Digital Innovation Authority, the course is designed to help people understand what AI is, what it can and cannot do, and how to use it responsibly at home and at work.

So now they need to explain people why they need AI.

In September 2025, OpenAI announced a partnership with the Greek government to bring its technology to secondary schools and start-ups across the country.

I didn't know Greece plans to give digital drugs to children for free.

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Isn't Greece still doing hella austerity because they owe Germany money or is this my America showing

[–] vane@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

As far as I remember Greece owns money to everyone and their government force people to work more to pay interest. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjd76pw79do

At least they paid the IMF mafia.

[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No, our government isn't forcing us to work more only to pay like 5 rich Greeks' German loan interest, it's also to pay for submarines and warships that protect USA war interests, Israeli bombing, drone production, and data centre interests, American private college interests, and Greek Parliament literal serial criminals' interests. (Interest pun intended)

In all seriousness, any such AI deal, makes a lot of sense as a "Mr. Open AI, you give us data control and a hefty bonus, and we give you some of these workers' money that we collected, everyone wins."

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This ai deal sounds like a gross misappropriation of public funds then. There must be context I'm missing, this just sounds stupid.

[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Nope, no context you're missing. Gross misappropriations of public funds is our Tuesday.

Our government is corrupt beyond all logic, and easy to buy off for anyone in USA's economic friend circle. You can read my other emotionally-driven rant response, to the comment in this chain, but yeah. Your assessment is correct, with the exception of you thinking "That couldn't possibly be the case!"

[–] vane@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

OpenAI just follows Microsoft path - offer AI for free to children so they get addicted and demand it when they will be looking for work.

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

That would make more sense if Greece and OpenAI weren't competing for "most money borrowed without a real plan." I didn't see in the article who was paying for it (maybe a comprehension fail on my end) but I suppose it doesn't really matter because both OpenAI and Greece carry hundreds of billions in debt.

[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Just a little nitpick, the whole "Money borrowed with no plan" story is soft victim-blaming propaganda.

A considerable part of the debt came from literally before the nation was free from occupation (for the war effort itself), and very little reached the citizens. An extremely small percentage of the country, surrounding the interests of a group of like 5 families, has gotten the crushing lion's share of borrowed money, directly to pocket or to their private investments, while paying it off is "democratized".

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I can be too flippant sometimes. Some might even call me glib. Thank you for your correction and your perspective.

Your point is well taken. The people of Greece are not to blame for the national debt; I already knew that. What I didn't know is that there totally was a plan, which was to run up the tab and stick you with the bill! Now why does that sound so familiar...?

[–] vane@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I guess from the OpenAI standpoint they can just give it for free so they have the point to push their agenda in other countries.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Sounds like citizens of malta can now train chatgpt for free now

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Naw, they won't be satisfied until you pay to train their AI.

[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

why?

And what is their power grid running on goat turds? Because I'm pretty sure there is an energy crisis in that part of the world.

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/power-and-energy/maltas-energy-system

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The article doesn't say anything about them running an AI data center. No one is making that claim.

[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social -5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Okay then, we’re is the data center servicing them or internet servers for Malta?

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

They're not building AI data centers in nice places like Malta or Europe. They're all clustered in the backwards shit hole country between Canada and Mexico.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Apparently Malta already has the Internet. Surprising, I know.

[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago

And what is their power grid running on goat turds? Because I’m pretty sure there is an energy crisis in that part of the world.

ChatGPT would most likely connect to US servers.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

isn't Malta filled and powered by some of the worlds richest and most corrupt men?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It’s also associated with crusaders- it was one of the last strongholds of the Knights Hospitaliers after they looted everything. Which might’s be part of why

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago

It's also got a tax system that treats private jets favourably IIRC. Or maybe it was yachts.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago

I’ve only ever met one person from Malta, 20+ years ago at a strip club in Portland. He had a lot of money to throw around, kept buying everyone drinks, then invited some of us and some strippers back to his hotel. We drank some more, did some coke. The next morning I stumbled out of the wreckage to head back to my hotel and found him standing in the middle of a skywalk, wearing just chonies and a bedsheet bandana, talking with his butt like Ace Ventura, flinging sausages he’d swiped from the breakfast lounge, declaring “the great ass gives you sausage!” 🤷‍♂️

[–] CyroSignal@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is ChatGPT Plus really important ?

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Citizens and residents registered with Malta’s online identity system can apply to get access to ChatGPT Plus

What's the benefit because that just sounds like a shit sandwich

"Offers", hmm? Gotta wonder what the elected officials backing this were offered. 🤮

[–] greenmonster@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago
[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 3 points 5 days ago

PISS country I guess