Why say "ripped" when you can say "removed" and avoid bias in the subject/headline?
I think these should be installed in cars in such a way that they can be removed by owners. And then make removing it a crime. In the foreign invasion (or US govt goes full fascist) case, people can remove these…
> remotely controlling our freedom of movement, is a new dystopian level of government control. *Freedom of movement* doesn't require that you are able to drive your own car. It's not *new* either. Get pulled over for a…
"Freedom of travel" means the government can't tell you you're not allowed to move to (or visit) another location. It absolutely does not mean that they can't tell you you're not allowed to drive. Driving is, and always…
Where I live, at least, if you're in public, there's no expectation of privacy. There's no valid legal objection to someone taking photos or videos. Some exceptions: - Commercial use of (recognizable) photos of people…
Yeah, I had the same reaction. Looking at the different 'tools', it just seems like a bunch of random drawing demos that get shipped with some drawing library. I didn't spend a lot of time playing with it, but I didn't…
I joined Audible a few years back and although most narrators are OK, I noticed very quickly how a bad narrator could ruin an audio book. I started paying attention to who the narrator was, and Ray Porter immediately…
Online coding tests (I refuse to do them now, though I'll happily provide samples of my source code): - You never know how it's going to be judged (style, efficiency, error handling, abstraction, thread-safety,…
"I am truly ecstatic about the unparalleled opportunity to become a part of the Hardee's family, a prospect that aligns seamlessly with my life's passion and professional aspirations. From the moment I first savored the…
Isn't that ILLEGAL pretty much everywhere?
I interviewed at a very small company in Santa Monica in the late 80s, and they also had all of their applicants submit a handwriting sample for analysis. They claimed that it was a very reliable indication of…
Is there significantly more to this than just tokenizing a document's words and then ZIP-ing the stream of tokens?
AI (potentially) makes everyone more powerful. It will provide amazing benefits, but it will also amplify and empower bad actors. An AI that is superintelligent could (just for example) give instructions for (or even…
Alignment with human norms and values. Yes, that's not a well-defined thing. But to paraphrase, "I know misalignment when I see it", for example when an AI suggests something like "feeding the homeless to the hungry".…
You're mischaracterizing the concern, I think. I agree with you about Luddite alarmism based upon ignorance. This (the concerns voiced by many leading researchers in the field of AI) absolutely isn't that, I promise you.
> I also "know enough" and have never seen even a vaguely coherent argument for how any conceivable evolution of current technology could pose a "serious threat" on it's own. I find those two statements taken together…
Do you actually understand the arguments for concern about existential risk, though? https://www.youtube.com/c/robertmilesai
I wish people would either stop calling existential AI risks "hype", or make some informed arguments about why it's not really a problem. I know enough about ML and AI to follow the logic that shows that strong, general…
There was a post many years back in a similar vein entitled something like "Abject Oriented Programming". Instead of a language, it was just a set of rules/recommendations to ensure your code was "Abject Oriented". Of…
I LOL'd at the bit about only being able to create a single instance of each class (but that how most programmers use classes anyway, so not really an issue).
They said that the levitated frog was fine afterward, but I've always wondered about the effects of long-term exposure.
It's possible, but would you really be surprised if you installed it and later discovered it contained spyware/malware? I would be surprised if I got something from a well-known, reputable company that turned out to be…
Seems like that couldn't possibly be practical. For one thing, it'd be like being in an MRI machine -- no metal of any kind allowed. A field that strong would likely interfere with any instruments or electronics as…
I have objected in the past to the characterization that someone who changes their position on an issue is a waffler or flip-flopper or whatever. There are times when changing your position is absolutely the right thing…
I've never understood that proud declaration some people make "Once I make up my mind, I never go back". "Oh, so in the face of new information, you doggedly stick to your original conclusion? You magnificent bastard,…
Why say "ripped" when you can say "removed" and avoid bias in the subject/headline?
I think these should be installed in cars in such a way that they can be removed by owners. And then make removing it a crime. In the foreign invasion (or US govt goes full fascist) case, people can remove these…
> remotely controlling our freedom of movement, is a new dystopian level of government control. *Freedom of movement* doesn't require that you are able to drive your own car. It's not *new* either. Get pulled over for a…
"Freedom of travel" means the government can't tell you you're not allowed to move to (or visit) another location. It absolutely does not mean that they can't tell you you're not allowed to drive. Driving is, and always…
Where I live, at least, if you're in public, there's no expectation of privacy. There's no valid legal objection to someone taking photos or videos. Some exceptions: - Commercial use of (recognizable) photos of people…
Yeah, I had the same reaction. Looking at the different 'tools', it just seems like a bunch of random drawing demos that get shipped with some drawing library. I didn't spend a lot of time playing with it, but I didn't…
I joined Audible a few years back and although most narrators are OK, I noticed very quickly how a bad narrator could ruin an audio book. I started paying attention to who the narrator was, and Ray Porter immediately…
Online coding tests (I refuse to do them now, though I'll happily provide samples of my source code): - You never know how it's going to be judged (style, efficiency, error handling, abstraction, thread-safety,…
"I am truly ecstatic about the unparalleled opportunity to become a part of the Hardee's family, a prospect that aligns seamlessly with my life's passion and professional aspirations. From the moment I first savored the…
Isn't that ILLEGAL pretty much everywhere?
I interviewed at a very small company in Santa Monica in the late 80s, and they also had all of their applicants submit a handwriting sample for analysis. They claimed that it was a very reliable indication of…
Is there significantly more to this than just tokenizing a document's words and then ZIP-ing the stream of tokens?
AI (potentially) makes everyone more powerful. It will provide amazing benefits, but it will also amplify and empower bad actors. An AI that is superintelligent could (just for example) give instructions for (or even…
Alignment with human norms and values. Yes, that's not a well-defined thing. But to paraphrase, "I know misalignment when I see it", for example when an AI suggests something like "feeding the homeless to the hungry".…
You're mischaracterizing the concern, I think. I agree with you about Luddite alarmism based upon ignorance. This (the concerns voiced by many leading researchers in the field of AI) absolutely isn't that, I promise you.
> I also "know enough" and have never seen even a vaguely coherent argument for how any conceivable evolution of current technology could pose a "serious threat" on it's own. I find those two statements taken together…
Do you actually understand the arguments for concern about existential risk, though? https://www.youtube.com/c/robertmilesai
I wish people would either stop calling existential AI risks "hype", or make some informed arguments about why it's not really a problem. I know enough about ML and AI to follow the logic that shows that strong, general…
There was a post many years back in a similar vein entitled something like "Abject Oriented Programming". Instead of a language, it was just a set of rules/recommendations to ensure your code was "Abject Oriented". Of…
I LOL'd at the bit about only being able to create a single instance of each class (but that how most programmers use classes anyway, so not really an issue).
They said that the levitated frog was fine afterward, but I've always wondered about the effects of long-term exposure.
It's possible, but would you really be surprised if you installed it and later discovered it contained spyware/malware? I would be surprised if I got something from a well-known, reputable company that turned out to be…
Seems like that couldn't possibly be practical. For one thing, it'd be like being in an MRI machine -- no metal of any kind allowed. A field that strong would likely interfere with any instruments or electronics as…
I have objected in the past to the characterization that someone who changes their position on an issue is a waffler or flip-flopper or whatever. There are times when changing your position is absolutely the right thing…
I've never understood that proud declaration some people make "Once I make up my mind, I never go back". "Oh, so in the face of new information, you doggedly stick to your original conclusion? You magnificent bastard,…