{"id":4115,"date":"2024-04-25T01:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/?p=4115"},"modified":"2024-03-30T06:22:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T11:22:20","slug":"big-government-overshadowed-by-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/2024\/04\/big-government-overshadowed-by-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Government Overshadowed by Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You think the US government is big and spends lots of money? It is now overshadowed by industry\u2014especially in computing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was an employee of the US Federal government for 28 years. We did big things in computing that cost big dollars. I once worked in a lab where we had four supercomputers. One of them cost $6 million while the other three cost $4 million each. No one had that type of computing power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is news that Microsoft and OpenAI<\/a> will build a data center with an AI super-duper-computer that will cost $100 Billion. That is Billion with a B. No government in the world can afford such a computer center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least in the field of computing, governments have fallen far behind industry. Innovation and production occurs in industry. Governments sheepishly ask for handouts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Can we please use Copilot for a reduced price? We have 10,000 employees. That should be worth some consideration, huh?” That doesn’t make a dent to a company that has 100 million registered users. There are no home-town discounts to a government that drug your company in court for ten years with no result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US government tied IBM in court for a decade. No result. The US government tied Microsoft in court for ten years. No result. The US government is starting the same with Apple. Experts predict that same no result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adjusting to the new world? Hardly. The US House of Representatives bans the use of Copilot<\/a> among its staffers. No need for better product and productivity. Just continue to plod along. We are, after all, THE GOVERNMENT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That doesn’t carry any weight any longer. Some haven’t realized this. Many outside of government realized it a decade ago. I am still associated with the US Federal government. We can do better. Here’s hoping for a better future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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