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Of all the things going on now, a slip of the tongue seems pretty benign, doubly so compared to the CONTENT of the message in question which is somewhat alarming (albeit inevitable). George W. Bush would crank out far more nonsensical phrases on a weekly basis, Reagan was a mumbling goon, Nixon was a lunatic.

People who think that we just woke up to find that politics was messy and full of incompetence baffle me. It's possible to believe that Trump is a disaster and still keep a measure of objectivity.

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Saying 'A1' is not a gaffe - that's the mistake of someone who literally has no idea what they're talking about.

I could see someone making that mistake if they misread off of a notecard or teleprompter.

I have some sympathy though. I habitually mix up "SEO" and "CEO" (and I do one of those things as a full time job). I don't have dyslexia - it's only those 2 acronyms I constantly mix up, but only when talking out loud or thinking in my head, never when writing.

I have some bad news for you... most people in tech don't know what they're talking about regarding "AI", never mind politicians.

There's a wide berth between ignorance of how a thing works at a deeper level and true useful/societal applications, and simply being ignorant of its what it is entirely.

It's like hating social media in 2003 because MySpace was being used by pedophiles to target minors vs not understanding WTF it is entirely. The former is reductionist, but it was something that indicated one is aware of its presence, what it looks like, how it functions at a basic level, etc, that could be used to springboard further discussions.

The fact that someone who is in charge of public policy is so wildly ignorant of something they allege they'll implement, in a public speech, is shocking, and should draw no parallels to even the most basic get rich quick tech bros.

To be pedantic she repeated it several times...Face it, A1 will come for your job.

My stomach is ready

Slip of tongue several times while speaking about the subject for several minutes? Okay!

To add to your point, we elected George W. Bush again after hearing four years of his gibberish (and after he, you know, starting a devastating war). That was 20 year ago.

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