abstractanimal

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   by abstractanimal 4mo ago

   When I realized that an LLM can process all the traffic in Slack that overwhelms me daily and give me a manageable digest. How long until they intermediate most of our social interactions? Sooner than we can possibly adapt, I think.
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   by abstractanimal 9mo ago

   My elderly dad is suffering from cognitive decline but likes to play computer games. I realize he can't even open Steam without getting bombarded by ads from MSN in the start menu. I'm angry at Microsoft for this. Instead of being
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   by abstractanimal 11mo ago

   What you're describing is what's known as an "end to end" model that takes in image pixels and outputs steering and throttle commands. What happens in an AV is that a bunch of ML models produce input for software writte
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   by abstractanimal 1y ago

   This is a pretty old idea that goes back to debates over David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage in the early 1800s. > “Free trade is God’s diplomacy. There is no other certain way of uniting people in the bonds of peace tha
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   by abstractanimal 2y ago

   This topic is covered in the book "Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest" by Gerard Degroot. As I remember it, the author says that Eisenhower was focused on strategic value of investments into
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   by abstractanimal 2y ago

   I guess there is a "that which is seen vs. that which is not seen" (Bastiat) argument to be made, but government investment into engineering research seems to be a pretty good deal. I saw a quote the other day I liked: "If th
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   by abstractanimal 2y ago

   This sounds like a great way to get sued for minority shareholder oppression.