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Geoffrey Hinton Explains AI Dangers to Neil DeGrassi Tyson [video](youtube.com)
5 points by keernan 7mo ago|3 comments
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by keernan 7mo ago
90 minute video worth every minute. When Tyson gets wowed, I pay attention.
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by keernan 7mo ago
What I have wanted for a very long time for America: 1. The government cannot ban any speech in advance of publication (eg verbally making the statement; or airing; or publishing etc). 2. If proven in Court that the statement maker: (a) kne
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by keernan 7mo ago
>"around half of all sexual abuse cases against children were perpetrated by step-parents" I understand most commenters are reacting to their masturbatory fantasy aspects of pornography, but I am more concerned about the real l
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by keernan 7mo ago
>>You must be 18 or older to use the Service. I suspect this is because minors cannot normally be legally bound by contracts they sign.
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by keernan 7mo ago
True, but SCOTUS is not required to grant Cert even if a circuit split develops. They may feel the issue needs more time to "mature". e.g. They may want more cases heard in the lower courts to provide them with a better 'flav
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by keernan 7mo ago
There is a huge difference between SCOTUS "declines to hear" versus SCOTUS "rules that ..." Certainly there is no difference to these particular parties. But refusing to hear the case in such an important field as AI is
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by keernan 7mo ago
What happens to the economy if AI is a super success and 90% of the financial benefits flow to the already existing top .01%? Does the same thing happen if AI is a failure and all AI related stocks and investments crash?
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by keernan 8mo ago
Of course not. I was simply reacting to the comments that he kept his accelerator on the gas pedal meaning he intended to beat/run the light. Reaching down to grab your phone is stupid and clearly negligent but quite different than mak
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by keernan 8mo ago
Rep Raskin said his search of the unredacted Epstein files found Trump listed more than one million times.[1] And just days ago it was discovered that documents involving FBI investigations into allegations by one or more victims against Ep
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Carl Sagan 1996: Democracy Ends with a Charlatan [video](youtube.com)
22 points by keernan 8mo ago|1 comments
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by keernan 8mo ago
Short Youtube video (under 2 mins)
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by keernan 8mo ago
Love of country should originate naturally from the daily experience of its citizens, not some mechanical pledge.
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by keernan 8mo ago
It never occurred to me that bots are voting on threads. In the age of AI agents, that's pretty dumb of me.
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by keernan 8mo ago
The article says 'he dropped his phone and bent down to retrieve it'
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by keernan 8mo ago
Tesla has been taking the legal position in these lawsuits that Tesla vehicles are not intended to be operated without an attentive driver with their hands on the steering wheel at all times. I suspect it is technologically feasible to desi
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by keernan 8mo ago
I should be more careful with my terminology. By saying the constitution made SCOTUS a political body, I meant that the design of the constitution is such that SCOTUS is free to interpret the Constitution (and laws) as it sees fit. The Cons
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by keernan 8mo ago
The tariffs were paid by the ultimate consumer. Importers that sue will have a difficult time proving actual damages.
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by keernan 8mo ago
>>This would be enforced how Bingo. The flaw in the constitution. The Executive holds the only enforcement mechanism in government: the FBI, military and other police forces. Having majored in political science as an undergrad and the
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by keernan 8mo ago
>>And it doesn't even begin to cover activist judicial practices. The Constitution created SCOTUS as a political body. The sole role of a Supreme Court Justice is to cast votes. The constitution places zero restrictions on how a
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by keernan 8mo ago
>apparently so ill defined in law that 9 justices can't agree on it That is not how the Supreme Court works. SCOTUS is a political body. Justices do one thing: cast votes. For any reason. If they write an opinion it is merely their
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by keernan 8mo ago
>>the prohibition on ex post facto laws would only affect pardons going forward. That is plainly wrong. A constitutional amendment can say anything. There are no prohibitions.
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by keernan 8mo ago
I suspect government support for limiting children's online presence is more about government tracking of adults. edit: rewording
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by keernan 8mo ago
>> that have done so for centuries There is no doubt crypto processes trillions of dollars of illegal cash. Way easier for the illegal cash industry to wash their cash than ever before.
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by keernan 8mo ago
No need to be snarky. I didn't realize there actually were any legitimate reasons to own crypto.
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by keernan 8mo ago
ok - I am willing to be educated. Thank you.
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by keernan 8mo ago
>>... Crypto ... are [is] pretty much useless. Other than by corrupt criminals and mafia types who have a need to covertly hide cash. And then the current administration wants the government to 'protect' crypto investors aga
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by keernan 8mo ago
I have always been a civil trial attorney, much of the time before state Equity Judges ( generally more qualified than our law division judges ). It's been a very long time since law school ( admitted to the bar in 1977 ). Having said
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by keernan 8mo ago
The bigger issue is their purpose; how do they intend to use the names they are collecting.
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by keernan 8mo ago
The subject of the article is the public right to access the daily schedule of England's courts. In the United States our Constitution requires the government conduct all trials in public ( with the exception of some Family Court matte

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