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871.
by Vecr 3y ago
I'm actually not sure how much people in general dislike slavery. They probably do to some extent, but the actual reasons slavery is not generally done (of humans) are quite complex, including hundreds of years of various philosophical
872.
by Vecr 3y ago
The problem with a relatively "stupid" AI is it does what you trained it to do, even if what you trained it to do is not what you wanted to train it to do. The problem with "smart" AI is that it attempts to advance its g
873.
by Vecr 3y ago
Probably NAS transfers or similar.
874.
by Vecr 3y ago
SIOP, the Single Integrated Operation Plan.
875.
by Vecr 3y ago
Sure, but how does that let you disprove your existence?
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by Vecr 3y ago
I don't have a problem with the "frozen in time" thing, as I have a reasonably good understanding of context windows, the feed-forward nature of the next token predictor, and information erasing computation. I agree that you
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by Vecr 3y ago
> Like so the Earth is alive and the universe would not be complete without you. That's a definitional argument, there is very little actual meaning there. The argument can't discriminate between a baby and a nuclear explosion
878.
by Vecr 3y ago
You can't disprove your existence, I'm pretty sure that does not make any sense. "I think therefore I am." No need for free will of any type there, and a currently existing computer could probably do the same thing.
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by Vecr 3y ago
He's saying that they weigh some chance of increasing antibiotic resistance against the expected value of giving the antibiotic. Depending on your decision theory and utility that may be the right move.
880.
by Vecr 3y ago
Some compiler writers thought that was the case, if [0] is related to OP. I don't have a "modern" (after 6th gen) Intel CPU to test it on, but note that most programs are compiled for a relatively generic CPU. [0]: https:&#x
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by Vecr 3y ago
It can be faster (at runtime).
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by Vecr 3y ago
You have no armor, I do. Technology is an integral part of the human species and humans evolved along with it.
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by Vecr 3y ago
How do the locks on this page compare on security terms to the Abus Plus core? Saying Abus Plus because it's about mid range for security and not exceedingly expensive.
884.
by Vecr 3y ago
Is there any way I can disable the parallel compiler option without rebuilding the compiler? I don't need to use it (I have codegen units set to 1 anyway), and it's possible it's causing an ICE that I don't want to debug
885.
by Vecr 3y ago
I think this confuses people who want the singularity to happen (accelerationists) vs people who think it might happen but must be prevented, or at least delayed until people can figure out how to do it correctly, and if that's not pos
886.
by Vecr 3y ago
I think the joke is that he'd do pretty much anything if given a lot of money and infinite time.
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by Vecr 3y ago
It's not a lost cause if you want to advocate for it, it might be worth setting up a protest because not a lot of others appear to be doing so, see Holly Elmore and Rob Miles dialogue on AI Safety Advocacy at [0]. [0]: https:/&
888.
by Vecr 3y ago
You could probably do it in theory with extreme risk aversion and light eugenics, but I'm pessimistic.
889.
by Vecr 3y ago
I'd trust Yann LeCun a lot more if he committed to eternal human supremacy, but he's said some dubious things in the past that amount to being okay with giving over the light cone to some arbitrary AI system. I'm pretty sure
890.
by Vecr 3y ago
Size. Ban exports of GPUs and other compute devices, task the CIA to track down leaks, bomb data centers you can't raid with the FBI. I think that's very unlikely to happen though.
891.
by Vecr 3y ago
CT as in X-ray computed tomography? If so, it's dubious if that's safer than a colonoscopy, depending on what ionizing radiation harm model you use.
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by Vecr 3y ago
I've always assumed that those results are caused by exercise, and since many people exercise outdoors, being outdoors more is correlated with better health, but the better health is actually caused by by the exercise, not the being ou
893.
by Vecr 3y ago
The article cites the book Everything and Less by Mark McGurl (on the state of the publishing business) that describes how publishers require fiction to be instantly gratifying and "therapeutic" (not presenting challenging ideas
894.
by Vecr 3y ago
If that's the case, is it possible Scott is lying or leaving out information on what kidney it was?
895.
by Vecr 3y ago
Oh, sorry for taking so long to respond. You need very expensive equipment to detect gravitational waves at all, and it's not off the shelf either. They might be able to get the cost for a leading edge facility under 1 billion dollars
896.
by Vecr 3y ago
One thing to note for HN comment readers is that this guy is a MD with experience in kidney function despite not being a nephrologist. He's also not a teenager or in his 20s. That's important due to remaining expected lifespan, as
897.
by Vecr 3y ago
Maybe they've worked out some sort of precommitment to prevent that, or he put poison pills into his will or something.
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by Vecr 3y ago
Like what? I assume he's taking vitamin D3.
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by Vecr 3y ago
It's just the frequency of a gravitational wave, it's not very impressive.
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by Vecr 3y ago
Well, it's correlated, but generally household income is considered to be more causal for both reduced mortality and reduced fertility.

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