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by s0sa 4y ago
Nazi Germany, really? Equating AI bias against the groups pointed out in the article to theoretical AI bias against Nazi Germany is a political opinion, yes.
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by s0sa 4y ago
I think you’re right about the difference between those statements, but it’s totally irrelevant to the point made by the OP. A good straw man though.
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by s0sa 4y ago
That is a political opinion. If an AI “held” this opinion, and actively made biased decisions based on it, how is that not dystopian?
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by s0sa 4y ago
I agree. History is full of examples of autocratic dictators who have been overthrown by their own citizens, despite having total control of everything. Why should we expect this not to be the eventual fate of “dystopian future immortal bil
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by s0sa 4y ago
“Cash back” from the amount they just charged your account?
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by s0sa 4y ago
Help of allies? Lol.
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by s0sa 4y ago
Nah, I don’t think so. And what are you going to do about it?
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by s0sa 4y ago
Because might is right, and the USA is #1 ;)
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by s0sa 4y ago
I’m not sure I understand how tech folks can’t contemplate the obvious confusion the average person would have around something like Mastodon. The vast majority of people don’t even understand what an “instance” is in this context without
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by s0sa 4y ago
Quick! Someone tell NASA they can FedEx to Mars!
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by s0sa 4y ago
Why is latency the “big pie in the sky”? We’re not talking about counter strike or Halo CE matches here, we’re talking about the ability to transmit large amounts of data from deep space very fast.
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by s0sa 4y ago
Huh? What a bizarre nitpick. I could fit 800 4TB portable hard drives into my van, and drive to the next city. That would be a quicker data transfer than via the internet. I guess that means fiber isn’t anything notable?
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by s0sa 4y ago
Would they be doing their jobs NOT looking in to this in some capacity, lack of precedent notwithstanding? Seems routine to me.
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by s0sa 4y ago
Maybe I’m just lucky, but I’ve been reading a lot more about how we’re headed into a recession (since March 2020) than I’ve actually been feeling it, or even seeing it. I’m starting to think people just want one. “It’s not my failure, it’s
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by s0sa 4y ago
Huh? What is your point? Are you saying we should do nothing at all to fight for our privacy whenever and wherever we can because “smartphones”? Seems like a silly argument to me.
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by s0sa 4y ago
The article seems to suggest the alternatives were Nokia and Ericsson. AFAIK these are EU firms.
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by s0sa 4y ago
As opposed to which other superpower?
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by s0sa 4y ago
I think you’ve forgotten what “Civil Liberties” even mean.