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Idaho professor sues TikToker over allegations in the killing of 4 students(nbcnews.com)
102 points by bryan0 4y ago|41 comments
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by bryan0 4y ago
> I noticed Google stops dedicating spam protection to un-synced accounts (or something). It’s not just you. Their spam filtering has been broken in general for a while now. Not sure what’s going on. I wonder if the volume of spam has ju
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by bryan0 4y ago
Anyone else think dang would make a great guest on Lex Fridman’s podcast??
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by bryan0 4y ago
> The argument I'm trying to make is that an article serving as an explainer of a complex legal topic should be factually correct It’s weird that you’re pointing out an irrelevant technical detail which misses the point of the opini
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by bryan0 4y ago
Parent is not saying to keep him in jail because he’s “extra guilty.” They’re saying keep him in jail because he can’t pay bail. Basically treat him like everyone else.
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by bryan0 4y ago
Im not an expert in this field, but I think things have actually gone in the other direction. Look at IBM’s Watson (which won on jeopardy), and it was a system which consisted of diverse agents which would all evaluate the question in thei
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Glass Frogs Weave the World’s Best Invisibility Cloak(theatlantic.com)
1 points by bryan0 4y ago|0 comments
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by bryan0 4y ago
That's besides the point. someone might think of testicles if you were ever to say such a thing, which could be psychologically damaging to those that have a fear of balls.
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by bryan0 4y ago
Amazing book. I would love to see a film adaptation. I also recommend his Bas-Lag series starting with Perdido Street Station.
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by bryan0 4y ago
If he didn’t try to keep it a secret it would seem totally reasonable. Concealing it makes it seem shady.
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by bryan0 4y ago
this is what I got with the same prompt: The veterinarian, Dr. Smith, walked into the examination room where two cats and a horse were waiting. He greeted the animals and their owners before approaching the first cat. The feline, a fluffy w
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by bryan0 4y ago
Where did this idea that we can “control” AI come from? Even when the AI is much dumber than us we can’t control it. Imagine when the AI is smarter than us.
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by bryan0 4y ago
I think this article is missing a basic definition of “toughness”. > In materials science and metallurgy, toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing. https://en.m.wikipedi
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by bryan0 4y ago
I believe that the previous input, from earlier in the conversation, is always prepended to the new input.
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by bryan0 4y ago
I found this description of the GPT-3 transformer architecture useful: https://dugas.ch/artificial_curiosity/GPT_architecture.html Not eli5 but close enough.
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by bryan0 4y ago
Just retry it. I got the same error earlier today, but I just fed it the prompt again and it eventually worked. It’s definitely non-deterministic. If it keeps failing you can try resetting the session as well and tweaking the prompt. It’s w
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The GPT-3 Architecture, on a Napkin(dugas.ch)
3 points by bryan0 4y ago|0 comments
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by bryan0 4y ago
I mean eventually AI will be writing most of the content.
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by bryan0 4y ago
keyword "today". This stuff will not be detectable in a few years.
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by bryan0 4y ago
I think this quote represents actually a key part of a rebuttal: > I do not believe that general intelligence is a fixed and static concept, but rather something that can be developed and expanded upon. When Parent says this is not “unde
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The Wormhole Publicity Stunt(math.columbia.edu)
3 points by bryan0 4y ago|0 comments
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by bryan0 4y ago
Ok thanks for the clarification, I think I understand your point now. Lockdown protesters in the west were often portrayed by more liberal media as anti-science, while that same media portrays Chinese protesters as brave freedom fighters. F
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by bryan0 4y ago
I am genuinely curious about your point of view. Of course there are some similarities, but clearly there are many striking differences between the protests in China vs "the west". From the US the biggest differences I notice are:
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Elaliite(en.wikipedia.org)
4 points by bryan0 4y ago|0 comments
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by bryan0 4y ago
Protests in the west are relatively common and considered part of civic duty. Protests in China are a much different matter!
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China Covid Protesters Become Targets of Beijing’s Surveillance State(wsj.com)
6 points by bryan0 4y ago|7 comments
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by bryan0 4y ago
I appreciate the very good points you are making, however I do not consider these morally equivalent. Specifically the indirect affects of agriculture on local wildlife vs direct and largely unnecessary killing and suffering of animals.
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by bryan0 4y ago
But I don’t want a veggie patty. I want a hamburger that doesn’t involve killing animals. Beyond/Impossible is close enough.
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China appears to be cutting maskless fans out of World Cup broadcasts(sfgate.com)
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New Symbol of Protest in China Roils Censors: Blank White Papers(wsj.com)
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