Candy Crush investor Mel Morris says peer-reviewed papers are 'old hat'

Minilla Jovovich 🍉19

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Emily King14

So, does making vast amounts of money decrease logic and reasoning skills?

Alina Lee, Yurisaurus Regina11

I'm starting to think I need to be stupid to make money.

Bill Adcock (he/him)8

All these guys shave their heads to make it harder to drag them into the street and whoop their asses.

It's utter foolishness. The US is rapidly going backwards socially, scientifically, medically and environmentally. The countries that invest in science such as the Chinese will get ahead.

Ash's Ashes5

I laughed so hard at this first part. Yeah I bet he says that lmao

Brett424

How much of what we see is now: Stupid, wilfully ignorant man says clearly stupid, wilfully ignorant thing, but it's news because he's rich? So sick of it.

Caz 💖💜💙234

"Candy Crush businessman" has fully fucking finished me off here 🤣 Yeah okay buddy sure we're going to listen to whatever nonsense you spew.

Aeth196

Businessman thinks everything should be run like a business because making money is the only thing he understands and the lens through which he views the entire world.

General Disarray145

Temu Lex Luthor enjoys the lying manipulation machine, what a surprise

Manos Nikolaidis114

It's even funnier once you realise he didn't even "make" Candy Crush. He gambled on it as an early investor and the particular gamble paid off. It's like asking people at casinos on a winning streak what they think about the British Library.

Dan68

Interviewing this guy does not make you seem like a serious publication.

SpacePrez67

Non-scientist has opinion on science...

Matt (Aaron Rodericks has a micropeen)63

I do not give a shit about the Candy Crush guy who never went to college

Dan Lockton60

why on earth would you give him any kind of platform at all?

David Pick42

I think "economic powerhouses" should be read as "profit centers"... 🏃‍➡️

Negative Creep32

“You don’t need to peer-review this study,” the man with papers that wouldn’t meet a minute’s scrutiny paid some hapless reporter to parrot. The money was surprisingly small, and did not alter the writer’s life in any way, except for the cancerous substance that replaced the part of him with a soul.

danjac.eurosky.social31

Every time a CEO gives their opinion you realise there's at least one job that could be taken by an AI and it would be an improvement.

Slurms MacKenzie28

Sounds like the terrible opinions of an utter cunt

Kait Richardson 🥔21

Ignorant bigoted anti-intellectual says science & education are bad

Jordan Collver20

Feel like I'm going insane. Universities aren't MEANT to be "economic powerhouses." "Libraries/schools/hospitals/woodlands etc. must embrace AI to transform into economic powerhouses" makes just as little sense. Of course these people DO want to turn all those things into extractive businesses too.

Katrine Koenig18

it's not the purpose of universities to "transform into economic powerhouses"

bexpuddles.bsky.social16

OK but he has to trust all his personal financial advice 100% to AI first

Diogenes Dog15

“Idiot has utterly uninformed opinion, read article for more”

Maddie (delicious, nutritious)15

Oh well, if the Candy Crush guy says science is bad then I guess that settles it!

Jameson Tucker13

Man who ruined Derby County thinks universities should spend money on his latest venture. Like, are you going to interview my local wine merchant, to see if he thinks universities need to be hosting more drinks events?

Maarten13

Why the fuck should a university be an "economic powerhouse"? The AI shoving-down-throaths is becoming a fascinating phenomena of itself

Lucy 🌌💎12

Guy whose entire existence revolves around making money cannot conceive of any other raison d’être

Eamonn Wooster12

Why would you give this any airtime at all?

Craig Reynolds11

"CEO said a thing!" journalism involves parroting the claims of a business leader or executive with absolutely no context, correction, or challenge whatsoever, no matter how elaborate the delusion. —Karl Bode

Thembo11

Parasite explains that parasites are good, actually.

Jon Hendry11

"Morris is also known for his disastrous tenure as owner of Derby County. His ownership resulted in debts accrued and ultimately ending in relegation to the third tier of English football for the third time since the club's formation in 1884." No technological or scientific academic background.

Omelette Coleman11

Lol imagine if the guy who wrote Manic Miner started demanding that all ambulances become self driving by the end of the year. It's no less absurd than this prick sounding off about academic.

Phil Kohler 🔶11

It might be more relevant to describe him as co-founder of Corpora . ai. It would certainly explain why he wants universities to embrace ai, but I suppose it might also mean there’s no need to read the story.

Alex P. 👹10

he's the candy crush man

eschneider10

Umm…the goal of universities isn’t to be economic powerhouses…

theplasmawolf.bsky.social10

I don't want universities to be economic powerhouses. I want universities to be centres for research and learning. I want to be able to trust that what researchers and students say about their subject is trustworthy, and not a sales pitch for a product that makes them rich

El Gato Astronomico9

@karlbode.com A CEO has said a thing! A CEO has spoken!

HolBolDoArt🏳️‍🌈8

Who gives a shit what he has to say about science though? What's his expertise in the field, exactly?

Jon Hendry8

Universities are supposed to teach. Using AI doesn't teach jack shit. Mel Morris can do one.

C.V. Danes8

Counterpoint: The could become education powerhouses instead.

Yet Another Enby Dragon8

AI is garbage. Data centers are destroying the environment. Universities should not be businesses.

Caren with a C7

AI can't even tell me when the sun sets:

(S) ██ 3.3 (b)(1) ██7

What if, and hear me out on this one, universities aren’t supposed to be “economic powerhouses”?

Cigarette Tricks6

Powerful stuff. Please continue to write articles about every navel gazing self serving thought a wealthy moron elucidates

Mitch6

All these people who got rich before AI now claiming AI is necessary to get rich is a level disingenuous i can't wrap my head around.

Taka Hanazawa5

universities are not supposed to be economic powerhouses

tandigi5

Opinions are like arseholes, every has one. 🙄

Wisconsin's Final Dad5

This mfer probably knows so little that he wouldn't know how to take the derivative of one

OtakuNoRico 🇺🇦🇵🇸5

This is real "We can really catch that Roadrunner if everybody fully embraced the ACME corporation" energy.

Colin Woodard5

Lifeboats are “old hat technology,” says Titanic investor Bozo the Clown.

Zanne5

this is a silly and embarrassing thing to publish. You should take it down and pretend you didn't post it

Peter Butler4

dude launched a dating website and Ai scraper he's not a scientist

Arn Keeling4

"Area billionaire has opinion about stuff.: @theonion.com

Melissa Citro4

Candy Crush businessman wants only the best for developing brains, no question about that

r4

rich white guys building ivory towers to contemplate the structure of the divine in is a far older (and far worse) way of understanding the world than the scientific method they need the fantasy of AI to maintain it because it doesn't work in reality

JustHere4Coffee4

But they're schools, why would they need to change into anything else?

Jonny4

“Failed Derby County FC owner, who plunged them into administration proceedings without notifying the manager, says…” would be more appropriate.

Paul D4

I remember when the university's job was to provide students with a well-rounded education not to become economic powerhouses.

Flynn Jeux4

why would an educational institution need to become an economic powerhouse?

Dominic Biondi4

I'm an English professor....my learned opinion is that this Dilbert-looking asswipe can fuck right off.

Ken MacLennan4

why are these people so stupid

d ud e s ro c k4

why do universities need to become economic powerhouses? what is an economic powerhouse? isn't a school for teaching and accrediting students?

Nick from Toy-Fu3

Science is much more exciting when you have no idea what's true!

TV's Adam, getting some buzzards involved,3

that’s…that’s not what universities are supposed to… you know what forget it

Grimalkin Wyrd3

Let me guess, another nepo baby...

greg 🇩🇰🚴‍♂️🎸⚽️3

This guy almost bankrupted English football club Derby, and was kind of a jerk about selling the club with minimal disruption. He should not be listened to about anything. Least of all academic scoence.

Chopchop3

"Writing is obsolete," says guy who can't read

Aaron3

This guy clearly knows a lot about science, with his achievement of owning the company that made a popular mobile game.

Dave3

Go match three candy canes about you stupid bald bitch

Chocoborborygmos3

I don’t give a fuck about what the candy crush guy has to say about anything

saabstory.bsky.social3

Guy who left school at 16 and made a gazillion dollars off one of the biggest mental junk food time sinks in history has plenty of thoughts about rigorous research protocols

Keith Long3

Also he is the CEO of an “AI research engine”.

Punky Brewster’s Millions3

who tf cares what a “candy crush businessman” has to say?

😐3

Why do they all have the same Bond’s villain facial features ?

Which Witch R U 🏳️‍🌈2

All these tech bros insisting we use something with an 80% error rate is really something…and tells you they aren’t qualified to run a banana stand much less dictate what educated people do. Money does not equal intelligence.

oneweirdthing.bsky.social2

I genuinely do not care about what any billionaire or CEO thinks about anything. They literally drain society of its resources. They are the equivalent of human cockroaches.

abarcks.bsky.social2

“Morris, who left school at 16 and was awarded a CBE in 2017 for services to business and charitable causes, lent early backing to Corpora.ai in 2024…”

Wiarton Willy2

If he thinks universities were conceived to be economic powerhouses, he doesn’t understand the concept of universities. Academic freedom requires freedom from AI.

Augh2

w-why would universities want to be transformed into economic powerhouses

Gfrancie (Benevolent Siren)2

This guy looks like a Pixar villain.

Oh hey the braindead executive class has another idea to make academia even shittier?! Wow!!!

SCUBAKnurd2

Since when are universities supposed to be, “economic powerhouses?” I thought they were. Supposed to be institutes of learning.

larrysellers77.bsky.social2

I hope all these unintelligent people that got lucky rich with the internet lose all their money with this AI bullshit.

Adam Brown2

evidence is old hat, just trust me bro

ladyvanilla.bsky.social2

omg shut up shut up shut up

kai su, bygay 💫2

Why does any university need to be an **economic** powerhouse.

Dr. Mike O'Sullivan2

Im sorry Candy Crush may noooooot qualify you to comment on the structure and nature of research. For one Theres this really important concept called conflicting interests which may make your viewpoints suspect

Erica Friedman2

No. AI is a garbage-creation tool that burns the earth. It is the antithesis of research

Garret2

I don't know if I trust Temu Bruce Willis.

KitNCaboodle2

but that's not the purpose of universities.

Gulch2

This means nothing, his words mean nothing, he's a fucking executive of the app played almost exclusively by moms fuck anything he has to say about academics

Simon Fern2

No mention of his infamous role in sinking Derby County Football Club? He's not exactly the person I'd be rushing to for wisdom and advice.

novaphillypt2.bsky.social2

We really need to stop asking business dudes about non-business matters. Especially when said dude apparently doesn’t even know that a school should be grounded on something else besides profit.

GoalieLax2

Since I'm not going to pay for this nonsense, do you cover the fact this guy ran Derby County into administration? And that despite making $450M off of Candy Crush he had his team bought out from insolvency for just $33M?

Madame Duck2

Would you like to interview my dog about her opinions on science? They're just as relevant as those of Mr Candy Crush.

Ben Harris-Roxas6

Pay to play to research

arriviste houso4

parasites often think they're very clever, until scraped off on a handy rock.

Break like the wind2

FMD seriously with these people.

Margot Finn8

'“Universities have to embrace AI in a way that is almost threatening to the very essence of what universes [sic?] are, which is that we’ve got to basically accelerate our ability to innovate, our ability to research, our ability to produce products with outcomes quicker.”' Whatever that means. 2/3

Mithos3

Marc Andreesen said this to defend Theranos.