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by Qworg 8y ago
This is the most succinct description of this phenomenon I've ever seen. As technologists, we often wonder why new, better tech doesn't dominate. If something suffices, why change?
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by Qworg 8y ago
I'm interested in the facts of what they're doing so well - do they have deployed systems taking passenger rides? This is/was my industry, so I'm not just asking idly. As an aside, the lack of clarity about who you do wo
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by Qworg 8y ago
Thus far, Autopilot has only killed individual drivers.
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by Qworg 8y ago
Weather.
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by Qworg 8y ago
There are low-bit networks as well: https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.05279 That technology is now a spinoff of AI2 and UW: https://www.xnor.ai/
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by Qworg 8y ago
It fails in place, then you replace the internals every five years as a single unit. After 20 years, you recycle the whole thing.
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by Qworg 8y ago
Definitely. Robots aren't used in factories for speed, primarily. They're used for consistency and quality control.
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by Qworg 8y ago
The recent push to get Model 3's out with hand labor is going to wreck them in about six months as the recalls and repairs start to roll in. Tesla had all sorts of tolerance problems early and moving to hand assembly in a tent won&#x27
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by Qworg 8y ago
If the average utility is calculated as ideas by they who have the most money, then you're golden. I agree completely - why would paid posting do anything but create a chilling effect on anyone but the wealthy?
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by Qworg 8y ago
Hopefully my tone didn't make it seem like I was spoiling for a fight - I don't know of a dry topic that's not enhanced with stories about the people involved in mainline journalism.
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by Qworg 8y ago
It is a justification. If newspapers were a public good, they could afford to write pieces that didn't necessarily land well with the public, but had more substance around the science. While newspapers don't include the Kardashian
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by Qworg 8y ago
Critically, "Tether" and the dollars that back it would have to be held in a transparent, auditable manner by the company who of course would comply with all regulations. Otherwise, no US bank or major retailer would touch them.
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by Qworg 8y ago
I'm unsure of what your purpose is with this post - if you want to compete because you think it is a good business - costs << price - go for it.
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by Qworg 8y ago
"Let the past die. Kill it if you have to." Why can't people be excited by something from Microsoft?
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by Qworg 8y ago
The character is what brought them there? Not jobs? Also, which SF are you proposing to maintain? The 1850's version? Early '90's? Whenever you decided to move there? The only constant is change and renewal - you can't l
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by Qworg 8y ago
The same doctor - patient relationship that was hijacked by corporations pushing drugs and kickbacks for doctors? Who is in control then?
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by Qworg 8y ago
Rainbow's End is delves deeply into this idea - everyone can choose their reality and share it with others.
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by Qworg 8y ago
State reset isn't the right term. You want something like "Reveal two cards from your hand. Pay the casting cost for one. If it successfully resolves, exile the second card. If it does not, put the second card into play as if
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by Qworg 8y ago
Overload is a pitch perfect modern Descent sequel. If you liked Descent, you'll love it.
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The Future of AI Needs Better Compute: HW Accelerators from Analog Mem. Devices(ibm.com)
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by Qworg 8y ago
Massive government subsidies to keep hot talent in the country.
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by Qworg 8y ago
Yes, but it may open up more soon. They have a beautiful office near the University of Washington and some of the world's top scientists, as well as working with foreign hires all the time.
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by Qworg 8y ago
Removing brittleness is a key research area for reasoning systems like this.
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by Qworg 8y ago
Aristo's research is here: https://allenai.org/aristo/ and more to come shortly. You can compare it to state of the art. Also, most of the project code is here: https://github.com/allenai
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by Qworg 8y ago
The system is trained on elementary and middle school questions - I think my elementary school child would say the same. ;)
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by Qworg 8y ago
Falsification is really hard, especially when ice does float.
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by Qworg 8y ago
Certainly Aristo isn't perfect, but you can help. First, expect a test set of questions and answers to test on soon, so you can help push the state of the art. AllenAI is also hiring!
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by Qworg 8y ago
Other barriers to entry than healthcare - labor laws, cultural issues, venture availability, and more.
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by Qworg 8y ago
Ah, interesting! Thanks for the correction. I was off the project before we put in the drives obviously. ;)
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by Qworg 8y ago
It works because of how hard drives work - the heads are extended by slightly heating the bar the heads are connected to. If you're head crashing, you need a little less length, hence freezer.

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