Elon Musk to start an AI Game Studio

[Torillian]

Chazore said:

TheRealSamusAran said:

I mean, can we really have a thread about US's future minister of whatever the heck and not make it political?

I mean you're the one that chooses to, not me. I chose to focus on the AI aspect and other solutions that don't involve AI, as well as the legality of him even being able to do this in the first place (since he is taking up a Gov job, which means you should not be allowed to create studios/manage them when you are operating within the gov).

I feel like it's making excuses to toss around those two terms, because it feels vindicating for some people, when it doesn't really make logical sense to the topic at hand. This is also a gaming thread, not the irl politics thread.

Also I really need to stress the part about ppl in here godwinning themselves. I dislike Musk and think he's quite the idiot, but I'm not going to Godwin myself and cite him as a "Nazi/Hitler".

I don't think there's any legal issues with Musk making whatever he wants. He doesn't have an actual government position he has a consulting job basically. Besides even the president doesn't let go of his businesses so I don't see why someone in government couldn't make a game studio. Not as though those are particularly government related. 

edit: actually I'm curious, what do you mean by him not being allowed to create studios and manage them while working in the government? Dude is head of a rocket company, an EV company heavily subsidized by the government, and a social media network instrumental in how he helped Trump became president. Do you think he's going to divulge himself from any of those? Because I'll tell ya I care alot more about all three of those over a video game developer. Not like he's going to be in the "Department of gaming censure" or something. 

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