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amelius
2mo ago
Are there any EU/GDPR laws against fingerprinting?
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2mo ago
That's a different question. Probably not. But: 1. Training a large model with lots of information, then stripping the "useless" information from that model to obtain a small model => nobody has shown this. 2. Training a s
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2mo ago
The logic seems mad to me because SLMs can simply not hold as much information as an LLM. Maybe if you combine an SLM with a database (as a tool) then it could work, but someone should first prove that.
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2mo ago
The problem with this is that when I see pi I know we're talking about an angle; when you use turns it's just some number. Maybe in typed languages it would work better.
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2mo ago
I don't know, it sounds analogous to how the early Amish would have started their doctrine: "if the craftsman cannot do the task by hand, then they shall not use a machine ..."
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2mo ago
Then I'm wondering why they don't simply use the same crypto libraries as the web browsers.
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amelius
2mo ago
Ok, but when is it coming to our web browsers and email clients?
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amelius
2mo ago
Python is already the language everyone needs.
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2mo ago
No, because mail programs can be configured by the user to turn off any algorithms that try to be smart.
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2mo ago
Just have a rule that you'll leave the office at 17:00.
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2mo ago
Is this the "install third-party software" checkbox in the Ubuntu installer?
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amelius
2mo ago
Next try writing a printer driver for your iPhone.
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amelius
2mo ago
Another reminder that you don't own your phone.
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amelius
2mo ago
But athletes don't have health as their main goal.
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2mo ago
Well they have plenty of spare time to do things like, for example, invent the web browser.
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2mo ago
Why do they call it a "mysterious glueball" if the theory predicted it?
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2mo ago
But this is exactly what the AI labs should be doing ...
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2mo ago
Best way is to build a particle collider in your back yard. If you don't have the budget, write a simulator.
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2mo ago
What free and open models are people using for segmentation tasks these days?
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2mo ago
We know so much about color, but we're in the dark ages when it comes to odor.
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amelius
2mo ago
Doesn't this break down quickly as the area increases? (Ironically, the complexity goes down as there are more squares to use).
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2mo ago
> Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch These were all existing technologies. Apple's contribution is in making them more user friendly for some definition of user and friendly. > Apple Silicon They made some improvements here, bu
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2mo ago
> If they, “don’t really innovate,” who do you think does? Anthropic.
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2mo ago
> chronic inflammation/oxidative stress condition in the eye tissue Would GLP-1 medication help here? EDIT: Found this: https://theophthalmologist.com/issues/2025/articles/december...
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2mo ago
> Apple of AI Except Apple does not really innovate. They just polish until it looks shiny. Just look at the upcoming flip phones, but the examples are numerous.
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2mo ago
They should make it easy to install and use GenAI plugins (without messing with GPU drivers, etc.)
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2mo ago
Investors want something to dream about.
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2mo ago
None of it. This is pray-novation. You hope that it works. If it doesn't then you try again or do something else.
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2mo ago
I asked my OpenClaw agent to build me a Dyson sphere.
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2mo ago
Not all users are the same and that's OK. Just like not everybody needs to read and verify the Linux kernel. Also note that a specification can be input to other tools, such as a formal verification system for an encompassing system.
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