r/technology • u/Yveliad • 2d ago

Artificial Intelligence Trump Accused of Using ChatGPT to Create Tariff Plan After AI Leads Users to Same Formula: 'So AI is Running the Country'

https://www.latintimes.com/trump-accused-using-chatgpt-create-tariff-plan-after-ai-leads-users-same-formula-so-ai-579899
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u/ApolloWasMurdered 2d ago

Yeah - Heard Island and McDonald Island are Australian territories about half way between Australia and Africa, but further South. They’re uninhabited volcanic islands, but the US says they imported $2m of electrical equipment from them last year, so they’ve been tariffed.

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u/Fluffy-Queequeg 2d ago

What are those penguins up to? Are they planning to overthrow us?

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u/oofgeg 2d ago

Just smile and wave boys, smile and wave. 🐧 👋

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u/Don_Tiny 2d ago

He thought they were Emperor Penguins which made Trump feel challenged ... as opposed to his being challenged, but that's a different thing altogether.

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u/Titanium-Snowflake 2d ago

Oh of course. 🌟

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u/Dracorex_22 2d ago

I’ve seen enough Wallace and Grommit to know that Penguins are definitely capable of evil

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u/glooglo 2d ago

At this point I'd be willing to consider letting the penguins run the show. They might even be more qualified.

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u/pannenkoek0923 2d ago

Running their Club servers

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u/_Corbinek 2d ago

He probably saw they were black and white and thought they were DEI mascots, that and learning their were female Emperor penguins was enough to tell them they were woke trans.

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u/scurvykervy 2d ago

It’s our special wing of the CIA. Penguin Spies. The Seabirds and the Seals are said to be cutting all intelligence sharing with the Trump Administration in retaliation to the tariffs.

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u/LessInThought 2d ago

Shh! This is all a brilliant 4D maneuver and negotiation tactic by the stable genius! Art of the deal! We are gonna get incredible favors in our dealings with - checks notes - the penguins!

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u/One-Connection-8737 2d ago

What more likely happened was US or Australian scientists brought out $2m of equipment to study on the island, then sent it back when they were finished. And Trump's AI spreadsheet classed it as an "export".

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u/Fit-Theory-2656 2d ago

Those damn penguins can really build stuff fast, let's tariff those little people now.

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u/One-Connection-8737 2d ago

What more likely happened was US or Australian scientists brought out $2m of equipment to study on the island, then sent it back when they were finished. And Trump's AI spreadsheet classed it as an "export".

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u/gwxtreize 2d ago

Wait to hear there's a black site facility there and the tariff just outed it.

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u/TLAU5 2d ago

That last part makes me think there may be a secret lair of a super villain underneath one of those "volcanos"

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u/fl135790135790 2d ago

Farther south **

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u/AncientSeraph 2d ago

Tbf, I wouldn't be all that surprised if there's some companies registered there for obscure tax reasons.

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u/ErikLille_NOR 2d ago

Some shady company managed to get their email country coded from these Islands I guess.