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One thing people don't usually expect: machine learning isn't magic. The computer doesn't just "do the work for you". There's a lot of planning, theory, and experimentation around seeing if and why something works.
i assume AI, since its related.
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Nice try, FBI.
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dispatcher?
Nah, he just says "wow that's crazy...." If you want help you gotta call the new number
Yep, the new number of course being 0118999881999119725...3
Our center is big and we handle a lot of volume so dispatchers are separate.
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i had a formr coworker that refused to work for district a while back, because the pay was so low, and its a district that is very sketchy. i dont blame her, she was doing the job im doing and part time at private school, which is equal or worst than public school. she went into tech, but i dont know if has programming/coding skills, right before AI was the craze.
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