allears

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by allears 5d ago
In order to control the angry mobs no doubt.
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by allears 5d ago
So, basically a frat house, except with a lot more money and a lot less oversight.
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by allears 5d ago
Archeologists of the future will discover this article and remark on how prophetic it was.
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by allears 7d ago
This is certainly true in the long run. However, there's a lot of dislocation along the way. Disruption may be good for profits, but not so good for the people who get disrupted. Not saying that progress is wrong, but it's not alw
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by allears 8d ago
He's creating a committee. Such brave and resolute action!
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by allears 13d ago
How do you think that AI will create "abundance?" Are you thinking that it will somehow magically come up with solutions to climate change, war, corruption, the wealth gap, or any of the other ills that keep the majority of humani
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by allears 13d ago
Not hypocritical, just foolish. The US may "expect" it, but there are so many possible leaks that it's not technically possible.
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by allears 13d ago
A perfect illustration of the fallacy that we can invent dangerous advanced tech but keep it for our own use only.
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by allears 14d ago
If you can afford a robotaxi you can afford to get a room. This is just like the mile-high club, so you can say you did it.
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by allears 14d ago
If we're truly in an AI race with China, and if these companies are in competition with each other, I would be surprised if we could take these statements at face value. It's just another ploy, for whatever reason.
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by allears 18d ago
Nonsense. I can (and do) resist a lot of things. Society in general may well be screwed, but I'll at least hold onto a bit of self-respect.
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by allears 19d ago
If HN has turned into a contest for the most clicks, I guess I missed the memo
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by allears 20d ago
Dystopian and depressing, but I see his point -- I never thought Trump could be elected president either.
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by allears 21d ago
And this will pressure the Fed how? If the economy grinds to a halt, nobody's going to blame them.
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by allears 23d ago
Don't have to read the article -- of course police work gets easier with more surveillance. Police don't believe in privacy (except for themselves). There's always a balance between freedom and security, and Flock has way ove
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by allears 25d ago
Not only very expensive, but requires subscription for proprietary consumables. Definitely a niche product.
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by allears 27d ago
Less time than it thinks? We ran out of time a while ago, it's already well in progress.
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by allears 28d ago
Ask any blue-collar worker you know whether they want a data center in their neighborhood. This smells exactly like an astro-turfing operation.
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by allears 29d ago
Stripe is tiny compared to Paypal, and the dodgy Stripe CEO was trying to do some wildly creative financing and work the social media memes in an effort to pull this transaction off. Wall St. basically thought it was stupid and wouldn'
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by allears 1mo ago
Yeah, just the title with the loaded buzzwords says it all.
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by allears 1mo ago
That's a pretty big assumption. "Secular humanism," as far as I know, doesn't have prayers, rituals, or dogma -- it's basically "be nice to others." I think it's a term invented by Christians to lump
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by allears 1mo ago
This is an attempt to sort complex, messy human behavior into neat categories. It's an interesting intellectual exercise, but the real world is more chaotic than that.
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by allears 1mo ago
Nope. You're just trying to trick people using curiosity or FOMO or something. That's not salesmanship, that's a con.
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by allears 1mo ago
Yeah, but until it matches kerosene in price and availability (how many coconuts per aeronautical mile?) it won't actually be an alternative
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by allears 1mo ago
There's always a balance between modeling and real-world testing. Doesn't mean either one is exclusively the right approach.
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by allears 1mo ago
The human mind has a strong need to fit every observation into a pattern. If we can't find a pattern, we invent one. Thus, religion, occultism, etc.
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by allears 1mo ago
Not gonna argue with the headline, but his posts always seem to veer into conspiracy theories. I'll pay attention to this guy just as soon as he reveals his identity and credentials. Otherwise he's just another anonymous internet
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by allears 1mo ago
That a machine is stronger and faster than a human isn't new or interesting. There are much harder challenges ahead for robots.
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by allears 1mo ago
America "wants" a lot of things that it should have realized and invested in decades ago. Short-term thinking is America's specialty.
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by allears 1mo ago
Um, there were already "rules" but the cops ignored them. How will this be any different?

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