dr_dshiv

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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
“By 1975, Americans could again freely own and trade gold.” Woah.
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
The first time I used Gemini, I gave it a youtube link and asked for a transcript. It told me how I could transcribe it myself. Honestly, I haven't used it since. Was that unfair of me?
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
Rate limited on hn! Share more please
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
I made a suggestion that they may have trained the model to be good at chess to see if it helped with general intelligence, just as training with math and code seems to improve other aspects of logical thinking. Because, after all, OpenAI h
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
Haha, I know many roads like that! Often along waterways. There is enough room to navigate (unlike many Irish country roads) but you definitely drive much more cautiously
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
One of my favorite moves is when the Dutch simply don’t provide any guidance whatsoever in certain intersections. No signs. Brick or stone paving. It really works! "When you don't exactly know who has right of way, you tend to see
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
1000% agree. We moved 7 years ago and now have 4 kids. It is so valuable that my preteens can bike to tennis, friends, etc safely, even at night. Or that you can pop a toddler to childcare without a car seat and parking. Last year we finall
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
The article refers to starlink as “under construction as of 2021” and references a 2015 interview. It’s a bit outdated.
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
You are making it black and white — like some kids “are” bullies. I’m suggesting that most kids bully, some times.
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
I’m sometimes confused why “evilizing” bullies is ok. The way they get identified seems dehumanizing. “They are the bad kid.” Maybe they are! But it seems like lots of good kids bully — ie it is normal human nature. Teasing, etc. Obviously
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
The most remarkable thing is using frontier models to write and then run code on quantum computers (eg IBM’s). It’s amazing — you can even teach with a “creative coding” approach (without the multiple courses in quantum physics). It’s not e
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
The installed capacity of solar has been doubling every 3 years for the past 15 years. And if it keeps going on this pace for another 15 years, solar will exceed the energy production of all other energy sources (coal, oil and gas’s). It is
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
Sigh. I guess China will be able to finance, redesign and manufacture these. Won’t be Europe, at least. Maybe in the 2030s? Now, if Europe could jump start its manufacturing by getting its defense contracting up to speed…
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
OpenAI has a TON of experience making game-playing AI. That was their focus for years, if you recall. So it seems like they made one model good at chess to see if it had an overall impact on intelligence (just as learning chess might make p
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
Has anyone tested a vision model? Seems like they might be better
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
At least the most visible one!
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
Difficulty ≠ Value But we think it is, due to our learned industrious —which is the opposite of learned helplessness. We associate difficulty with reward. And we feel discomfort when really valuable things become very easy. Strange times.
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
> I've started to realize that many people have been holding on of building things waiting for "that next big update" I’ve noticed this too — I’ve been calling it intellectual deflation. By analogy, why spend now when it
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
This is my point and better stated. I always acknowledge ChatGPT in my writing and never cite it.
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Because otherwise it becomes convoluted. It is acceptable to cite and source published material. Having to account for the source of one’s ideas, however, citing friends and influences - it shouldn’t be a moral requirement, just imagine!
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
I’ve seen a lot of places that require students to reference their ChatGPT use — and I think it is wrong headed. Because it is not a source to cite! But, sharing links for helping teachers understand your prompting is great
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
Times tables aren’t the problem. Memorizing is actually fun and empowering if done right. But I agree that the “learning is pain” is just not my experience.
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
Unless you are building one of the frontier models, I’m not sure that your experience gives you insight on those models. Perhaps it just creates needless assumptions.
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I am not looking for all sources. And I do follow the field. I just don’t know the sources that would back the claim they are making. Nor do I understand why limits on recursion means there is no reasoning and only memorization.
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
The fun needs to come from the intrinsic motivation of the learner, not the content. Good quality learning materials can be fun if you want to learn — or miserable if you don’t. I learn way more when I’m personally driven than if it feels l
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
It’s sometimes like, are these critics using the tools? It’s a strange schism at the moment.
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
> they’re merely regurgitating memorized information Source?
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
> it just isn't true that mitochondria are alive by our currently accepted definition of alive. This is an old debate in biology that was settled years ago. Sorry, but that’s an overreach. There are many “accepted” definitions” of
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
I’m not sure what you are arguing against. For me, the article offered a lovely reminder that life is special. Life involves mechanisms but it is more than a machine. And with an attitude that our lives our symbiotically bound to another li
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by dr_dshiv 2y ago
They are the biggest high-end competitor to the iPhone in China. They have been shut out of nvidia chips so they are rapidly figuring out how to make their own. I’m sure both Apple and nvidia view Huawei as a serious competitor. Like, the k

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