qarl2

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   by qarl2 3mo ago

   And what would prevent the LLM from downloading and compiling its own version of git? But it names it "not-git".
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   by qarl2 3mo ago

   I wonder how he imagines you can give shell access but securely prevent arbitrary command execution. His complaint that "echo git | bash" still works is particularly nutty.
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   by qarl2 3mo ago

   > It globs your filesystem and re-reads AGENTS.md (injected in turn-0 system prompt) on every SSE turn. If you put a quick note in AGENTS.md to be read in the next session, you immediately force a full re-evaluation. Um. Which then gets
4. 214.▲
   by qarl2 3mo ago

   > WTF does the pandemic have to do with this? I'm not sure, but if I may guess, I suspect he's talking about the fact that the entire US shut down for a year and people survived because the US Government printed money and gave
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   by qarl2 3mo ago

   Oh yes, I agree entirely. I look at The Jetsons or Star Trek, and I see the fruits of technology shared by all of humankind. But if the current trends continue, Elon will own all of the robots and the rest of us will be at his mercy. How w
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   by qarl2 3mo ago

   Well, sure. I'm not experiencing the same reality as you, either. I guess I assumed you were implying something more - a lesser experience or something. No?
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   by qarl2 3mo ago

   I hope you understand you're proving my point. Ad hominem doesn't fly well around here.
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   by qarl2 3mo ago

   I see a trend line from anti-AI back to anti-evolution to vitalism all the way to Galileo. Humans have a deep need to be special magic flowers - and they can't stand it when science eventually shows them they're not.
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   by qarl2 3mo ago

   Heh. I see you're being met with screeching and downvotes. Not much to do about it, I guess, but continue to call it out.
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    > While they’ll never have the same subjective experience as humans You state this as a fact - are you aware the question is unresolved? EDIT: I'd love to know why you're downvoting me for stating a known fact.
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    HEH. Don't know why you're getting downvoted. It's painfully obvious that there is a vicious AI backlash now, where every amazing advancement is met with denial and loathing. Oh wait, sorry, I do know why you're gettin
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    You may be surprised to learn that the question of LLM consciousness is currently unresolved. https://conscium.com/hubfs/Principles-for-Conscious-AI.pdf
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    Thank you for the validation. I only dabble in mathematics - so it's reassuring to hear what I remember - a clever proof is still considered a positive thing. I do (of course) understand the issue that non-constructive proofs can be f
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    While "I'm busy" might be true, "Ask Claude" is more helpful. Maybe the people in your life are just trying to be helpful instead of effectively saying "Go away." But hey, sure, it's AI so you should
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    Ah... is this just the difference between a constructive and non-constructive proof? Is that the distinction you're making?
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    Right. I think I understand - this question was expected to produce a new theory and the clever solution avoided that. Like I said below, I think this is a fantastic result. It discovered that this question really wasn't asking the r
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    Hmmm... seems to me that if you can find a solution without creating the desired explanation - then that's a problem with the original question - not the solution itself. And discovering a bad question leads to the correct question. N
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    > However, it seems the proof is extremely concise so it seems that it is exploiting a clever trick that somehow all the experts missed. Why is that a "however"? My reading is that it found a genuinely new solution that is bot
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    I really like the laws just passed in Oregon to protect regular folk from energy prices. From the sounds of it - energy prices will DECREASE for the average person. https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/07&#x2F
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    https://archive.is/ibBkO#selection-3939.0-3939.70
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    Is it? I've always felt that the idea is worth more than the implementation. Implementation is tedious and not really genius. Regardless, I'm just happy to have these things at my disposal now. I don't need to be the one w
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    Yeah. :) Since the advent of AI I have been delighted by the number of old project ideas I've been able to execute. There are just too many ideas to implement them all by yourself - but AIs don't seem to mind in the least. It&#x
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    You should read the part of the article where the author compares his work to Stan.
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    by qarl2 3mo ago

    Be warned - by using AI like this you've made yourself a lightning rod for the people who really really really dislike AI.
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    by qarl2 4mo ago

    Yes. That's why I said "expectation".
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    by qarl2 4mo ago

    It's just mathematical expectation. Don't look at the simple probability - look at probability * value.
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    by qarl2 4mo ago

    Hey. Stop stalking me. It's creepy as fuck. Be better.
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    by qarl2 4mo ago

    > Zuckerberg knows that threatening Wynn-Williams for standing in wooden silence on a stage makes him look like history's most guillotineable billionaire.
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    by qarl2 4mo ago

    AI has driven many people into denial. It's excruciating to watch otherwise smart individuals embrace terrible thinking, over and over and over.
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    by qarl2 4mo ago

    > I can’t tell if Zuckerberg is dimwitted or just evil. I can.