CON.CA - Obama's Brilliant "Jackass" Remark Boosts Image And Plays ABC, et al

Obama's Brilliant "Jackass" Remark Boosts Image And Plays ABC, et al

Lost in the huge media fracas about how President Obama called Kanye West a "jackass" and whether ABC should have reported it and whether ABC's groveling apology would restore its access to precious White House scoops is the observation that Obama played this brilliantly.

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May 25	"You could be targeted for ads for things you don’t even realize that you like."
May 22	“You become more difficult for an algorithm to understand, market to, or manipulate.”
May 24	"The machine had gotten inside the human’s head."
May 23	Smart Solar Panel Window Blinds
May 19	"The most automated warehouse of its kind"
May 18	"Low-cost solar and human-powered vehicle."
May 21	AI Inception
May 20	"How will that impact human evolution going forward?"
May 26	"Maybe someone liked my stuff."
May 17	Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans
May 27	Making a Movie Inside a Video Game
May 16	"Contact could mean extraordinary things for humanity if it happens soon."