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by s2g 9y ago
You can convince a non-zero number of people of pretty much anything.
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by s2g 9y ago
I was referring to the parent of your post.
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by s2g 9y ago
> how do they address the harmful effects these algorithms already have on society? shhhh, we don't talk about that. Especially don't talk about how Elon is pushing the idea we are so close to AGI that we need to be afraid, whi
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by s2g 9y ago
> Can you give me a play by play of how a newly developed strong AI eradicates the human species quickly and thoroughly without us having any time to react? Terminator, The Matrix, 2001, I Robot, War Games,
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by s2g 9y ago
> AI and technical progress in general already disproportionately serve the rich I don't think OpenAI sees that as a problem. I think they see it as a feature.
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by s2g 9y ago
Terminator, 2001, I Robot, ... oh wait you probably meant in reality. sorry. edit: Oh and how could I forget the Matrix. Which of course we all totally live in.
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by s2g 9y ago
You're right, we should lock up the information in the hands of a few billionaires.
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by s2g 9y ago
Probably be good if Elon was a little less concerned with "late-stage AGI" and a lot more concerned with his self-driving cars killing people. edit: Reading this, calling it "open" is a pretty disgusting misuse of the te
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by s2g 9y ago
> After all, what "educated" people thought Christ was crucified and then resurrected? How many come to believe that having never heard it prior to completing their education?
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by s2g 9y ago
> I don't see (yet?) how this directly solves the problem. It solves the problem of Facebook getting bad PR. I'd be shocked if Zuck gives 2 shits about any of this, beyond thinking about how he can utilize facebook to get himse
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by s2g 9y ago
Does this include the half dozen or so things that my grandpa likes from "Conservatives for Canada" and the like?
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by s2g 9y ago
> It was my mistake, and I’m sorry. read in the voice of the South Park version of Tony Hayward.
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by s2g 9y ago
NatSec, terrorism, and the victimization of children are the standard gotos for the government wanting a blank check to do things. Been that way for a long time.
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by s2g 9y ago
> rather than a BMW for example if the prices were similar They aren't.
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by s2g 9y ago
Toyota has awful interiors. I actually like the interior of my mustang.
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by s2g 9y ago
and here I want a smaller car. I'd actually like a small SUV for the practicality, but I just don't really like them.
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by s2g 9y ago
That's the option to pay for it. Fundamentally you should have the right to do what you want with your body.
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by s2g 9y ago
The idea that men have a right to sex is absurd.
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by s2g 9y ago
> An example is why is this criticism of Facebook so linked to Trump's election? Because nobody cares until something goes horribly wrong. IT's the same reason why infrastructure spending is non-existent until a whole bunch of
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by s2g 9y ago
> But it was misleading enough to shatter the trust of many people, including me. Which story was so fake that you can't trust them anymore? Honestly, I think people like you are a big part of the problem. OH you know that places l
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by s2g 9y ago
> Fox News is ridiculous and everyone > Fox News/HuffPo/Breitbart/TPM don't scare me because they're somewhere between junkfood and supermarket tabloids and yet fox news was the most watched cable network for
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by s2g 9y ago
> but I think I understand who he is targeting anyone who disagrees with him or criticizes him. > This happens on both the left and right oh cool, "both sides".
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by s2g 9y ago
Yes, absolutely. The internet gives the average person the ability to mass disseminate information. If you want to try and use that as a metaphor then we should be allowed to own weapons of mass destruction.
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by s2g 9y ago
> Within one or two seconds, it was ready to fire again. That's not comparable.
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by s2g 9y ago
> and in case you're wondering, yes, this is a metaphor for another on-going debate and an apt one. You can use a printing press to inform thousands and thousands of people a day easily. Get rid of the 2nd amendment!
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by s2g 9y ago
> I think people are slowly becoming smarter news consumers, more skeptical about what they take as fact They really, really, really aren't. Look at the polls. > Once they begin questioning one news source, they begin developing
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by s2g 9y ago
> It does not distinguish between facts and opinion Neither does the author of this piece, apparently. > Courts cannot become fact-checkers Why not?
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by s2g 9y ago
Trading between crypto, I would guess. You spend bitcoins to buy ether and you owe money.
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by s2g 9y ago
> Hyperloop lol doesn't Elon hate buses? hm.
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by s2g 9y ago
> smaller and lighter motors mean more interior space and better performance Except you need a whole lot fo heavy battery. The model S is not a light car. You can make anything sound amazing is you ignore every drawback.

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