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I think the privacy-preserving solution here is to hash the names. That way patterns and abuse can be studied without revealing the identities. Sure, with enough submissions someone can narrow down the identity but it's a good compromi
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I said I wouldn't follow a news outlet. That doesn't mean I wouldn't entertain any opinions or arguments that challenge my own. > And please spare me the predictable response, because it's clear that you don't ca
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I don't accept anything that isn't properly cited and sufficient evidence is provided from reliable sources. Neutral news offerings (such as AP or Reuters) are of course a better source of news. It is however useful to subscribe t
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j_maffe here. Sorry if you found this insulting in any way. I wasn't referencing you in particular as several other comments pointed to the very obvious fact that chronological sorting is an algorithm so I was referring to this overarc
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LLMs Build in Minecraft [video](youtube.com)
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Well, it is an entity of its own that claims to strive for certain objectives (including the obvious one of being profitable). The owner could decide to change those objectives and make something new of it. The WSJ definitely has a set of i
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Independent doesn't mean unopinionated. As long as they're transparent about a set of ideals and principles that they follow through, being opinionated is perfectly fine for journalism.
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> He gets to decide what its interests are. No he doesn't. He can choose to do with it whatever he may like. But whether it's in its interest or not is a property purely derived from the current state of the journal and the mar
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Bro you literally just described Mastodon.
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I agree that not using manipulative algorithms is the best, more nuanced, goal. However, most people would not trust such a statement from a platform with clear conflict of interest in manipulative algorithms. Chronological ordering is simp
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In the context of social media, algorithms specifically mean recommendation algorithms that try to curtail the feed for end users. It is much more specific than the abstract definition of algorithms.
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Yeah this is a more nuanced view that I find quiet true. Any algorithm has emergent properties that can make the resulting feed be healthy to consume or not. The issue is that these objectives simply don't align with the objectives of
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It is indeed a bad thing when the algorithm's objective is to manipulate the end user. It's dangerous and can (and has) lead to abuse. Also, there's no need to "reclaim" anything. I don't think anyone mistakes
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Repeating my comment here because some people are deliberately stick manning this argument: > In the context of social media, people mean highly optimized algorithms for maximum retention.
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I'm sorry but your comment comes across as very pedantic. In the context of social media, people mean highly optimized algorithms for maximum retention.
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We have enough "interesting" things going on in particle physics. We needed a strong discovery is there haven't been as many of those as of late.
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The abstract is poorly written.
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Ecological surveillance...
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If you can't trust a professor to professionally and impartially grade someone's work, the system would likely collapse. This is not to say that there hasn't been cases where professors have been shown to be biased, there has
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From what I know about malaria prevention, insecticides are mostly used in insecticide-treated bed nets.
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That usually doesn't work for chaotic systems.
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They were pushing from the very start. They knew the potential of taking over the browser market share.
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You're free to hold onto your ideals, but if you're not willing to defend them, maybe don't go out of your way to share them.
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Why? They're built on completely different principles and methodologies.
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No it doesn't. The fact that most are unable to reproduce it doesn't mean they can't reproduce it. Many do in fact are interested in these sort of experiments and methodologies and do them outside of their profession. All of
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This is simply false. Reproduction of papers is an academic issue but your claim is at the very least hyperbolic. The scientific method has proven to be by far the most successful method of investigating the world around us.
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Can I ask which country this is in?
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Still nice to be able to open your tablet/laptop somewhere and get some work done without worrying about consumption.
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Yeah, you're right, it's not evidence of abuse. I just find the designed system is vulnerable to it. Whether that's the case would require more data.
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Go read how they showed up.

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