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I attempted the AI Box Experiment (and lost) (2013)(lesswrong.com)
1 points by nukeop 9y ago|1 comments
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I want to see autonomous companies that would be completely governed by AI systems and would choose by themselves what to invest in, what facilities to build and where, what to manufacture, who to employ, where to expand, and so on. Corpora
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I've always been amazed that a proprietary engine with unclear rules and unavailable source code is the dominant source of news for the hacker community. Although it is designed better than reddit, unpopular opinions are still punished
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Brevity is the soul of wit.
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I don't know if this is common in USA to finish higher education in computer science and not learn about graphs at some point? Even the basics? In Europe most universities that teach computer science have at least one course fully dedi
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So you're saying increased resource usage is ok for node, but did you know that node is exactly what electron is running on? 200 MB of memory is nothing for a GUI app - and most Electron apps don't even take 100. They need that me
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We're already seeing lots of malicious uses of AI, for example: - User profiling - De-anonymization - Mining and correllating data from purchased databases of user info - "Pre-crime" prediction that influence real decisions -
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For some purposes, you can't "squeeze that into 200 MB", especially for caching. If you have memory that's lying around empty, what is the point of having it at all if it's wasted 99% of the time? Is it a virtue in
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A browser (or Electron) does not allocate as much memory as it can on a whim, every byte of that memory is used to bring you features, caching, and so on. What program have you seen that takes 800 MB of memory? And why would a modern GUI pr
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I don't think 100-150MB is a "ton",and I don't think it's "wasted". It's actually as much as a single tab of a browser. If it takes much more, it's not Electron's fault, it's the progra
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100 MB is nothing. My electron program is only 35 MB in size. Most people have multiple 1TB disks now.
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If you don't need the APIs that interact with the local system, you can already build for Electron and for the browser easily. If you need those APIs, however, there's no other possibility because of the browser sandbox.
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What do you find lacking in Electron's performance? Compared to all competing UI frameworks it isn't really any different, except it allows for faster and easier development and deployment.
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I don't see how this is an attack unless you load random third party stylesheets yourself. It's the webmaster's role to ensure that css sheets included on the website do not contact dodgy third party domains. It also won&#x27
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The concept of "alpha", "beta" and other greek letter males is based on a flawed study of the social dynamics of wolf packs. Not only is it inaccurate in the context of human behaviour, it has also been since found out t
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This was not an attempt at education, this was a piece of propaganda, based on deliberately untrue information.
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Of course they did, because cryptos are a dire threat to their hegemony. Visa introduced changes to charge more for purchasing cryptos with their cards. Some banks block cards that are used for purchasing cryptos. Sometimes even your credit
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I stopped reading when I got to the bit presenting possible anonymity as something bad that is only exploited by criminals and government spies. We should be thankful they allowed that (and it's not a "loophole") as it allows
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Luckily, my adblocker (uBlock Origin) blocks mining scripts as well, so the joke's on them.
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uMatrix is a superior alternative to noscript and should be recommended instead. It allows for a far greater amount of control over displayed and loaded content than noscript, and with a more intuitive UI.
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Modules installed from npm are typically bundled together in a single file with webpack or a similar program, and served only from a first party domain. Stuff included from third party websites is just bad design.
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I can't imagine the opposite could ever happen, be it small companies or big ones - there is not a single company on Earth that has the time to audit every line of every piece of software they run. Especially if that software is propri
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You do the same thing you'd do if anything else in your toolchain or runtime environment changes - change relevant code so it works again. Browsers change all sorts of stuff all the time and break millions of websites in the process. E
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This is the modern Javascript coding style - you install small packages that implement your required functionality. The idea is to not solve problems that were solved before by somebody else. After all, if you're going to include someb
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by nukeop 9y ago
So bitter! Should have stayed in school.
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If you are over 18 years old and your motivation to do a job well is the threat of being yelled at, then you have some growing up to do. Equally so if keeping some guy happy is positively motivating for you.
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Being a highly paid professional in an extremely intellectual field is a "low-status role"? Where? I'm fine with it if that's what you're telling yourself to cope with why you in particular were unable to enter the
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What could be so particular about the Middle Eastern culture that would result in a different treatment of women in these countries? Is it about the climate? Is it about the diet? The research must continue to resolve this mindboggling myst
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This could be true, assuming USA is a poor/developing country.
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By nipping competition in the bud and starting company towns. When you're an unregulated monopoly with no danger of anti-trust, lots of things are possible.

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