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David Pierce

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Appearances Over Time

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The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

I don't know.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Like completely insane.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Like the worst process that anyone has ever put forth.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

It's all Brendan.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

And they've said not one word about what, what they've done to ensure that these routers are not a national security risk.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

And we have been asking over and over again, because that's what we do.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

We just ask over and over again for statements on the record and no one is saying a word.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

It's also just abundantly clear that this didn't happen in any meaningful way because it couldn't possibly have happened this quickly.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Like the ban was the last week of March, which was like two and a half weeks ago.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Call it three weeks ago, just to be generous.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Three weeks ago.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

That was three weeks ago.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

And this very clearly caught everyone in the industry by surprise.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

And so the idea that Netgear had time to put together a comprehensive thing that was actually properly investigated by the FCC is just impossible.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

It's just impossible.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

There is no way real process was run in three weeks in order to get all of this done.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

There's no way the Pentagon bought every single Nighthawk available to...

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

and did a comprehensive battery of security tests to say they were safe for national security.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Or even a Google search that would have suggested that they are extremely not.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

I don't know.