DharmaPolice

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by DharmaPolice 21d ago
Not to sound too cynical but it's extremely hard to imagine that ever passing into law in the places which need it most.
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by DharmaPolice 1mo ago
This might be naïve but wouldn't the appropriate response be to reduce access/rate limit free/new accounts in order for service to be maintained for everyone else?
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by DharmaPolice 1mo ago
I feel like pretending to be a child is cheating somewhat. Might as well print random key presses and claim it's a toddler.
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by DharmaPolice 2mo ago
I think it's more of a negative indicator. It's like turning up to a job interview wearing dirty clothes - unless you're a savant it's probably indicative that you don't give a shit or have some sort of other proble
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by DharmaPolice 2mo ago
I think there's a larger problem of externalities (i.e. environmental costs) not being fairly represented in transactions. AI is just the latest and biggest symptom of this. If someone has a business process which involves generating a
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by DharmaPolice 2mo ago
I don't think "just a tool" is necessarily in opposition to regulation.
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by DharmaPolice 3mo ago
Slander isn't a crime in most places.
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by DharmaPolice 3mo ago
I do care about the Curiosity rover but I'll be honest that I only know JPL from The Martian.
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by DharmaPolice 4mo ago
Yes.
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by DharmaPolice 4mo ago
It's relatively "easy" to cut pollution if you just outsource most of your manufacturing.
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by DharmaPolice 5mo ago
Ironically (or not) I've seen smoking gun attributed to Arthur Conan Doyle in a Sherlock Holmes story. (It was smoking pistol in that story). Even if that's rubbish, I think that one is common across the English speaking world. Th
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by DharmaPolice 5mo ago
I work in a non-profit sector, if they could save money by replacing me they could use the money elsewhere where they desperately need money. So lots of people would benefit. That same principle wouldn't apply if I worked for some mega
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by DharmaPolice 5mo ago
I don't think the two things are comparable. While it would be inconvenient for me personally if I was replaced by AI, it would be an enormous social good as the resources saved could go somewhere else. The same could not be said about
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by DharmaPolice 5mo ago
It would actually be better if slot machines never paid out and 100% of their bets went to the house. Very very few people would use them. They're addictive exactly because they do pay out sometimes.
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by DharmaPolice 6mo ago
It doesn't matter if it's a fake name as it's a pubic record. Anyone is allowed to see the information.
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by DharmaPolice 6mo ago
Death certificates are public records (at least in the UK) so why shouldn't you be able to get one? I think the alternative, where people's deaths could be kept secret by the state is a far greater risk than the privacy rights of
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by DharmaPolice 6mo ago
I totally agree but you can attribute a lot of the Apple worship to Microsoft and their OEM partners making PC laptops an often miserable experience.
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by DharmaPolice 6mo ago
A speed bump might still be preferable to nothing.
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
I don't cringe because it's for dramatic/narrative effect. It's the same reason the crew of the Enterprise regularly beam into dangerous locations rather than sending a semi-autonomous drone. Or that despite having intel
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
>The more different the genetic material is, the less you care This is sort of true but it misses that we don't actually have DNA sensors built into our eyes. Instead we rely on heuristics like the Westermarck effect where we will (
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
B would require a fairly large shift in approach since currently the primary way we interact with the cloud is via browsers which are probably the biggest single users of client memory currently.
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
I believe research has mixed results on dietary compliance. I can only speak anecdotally - if I start doing something enjoyable, it's hard to stop while it's still enjoyable. One of the benefits of an IF diet is you can start eati
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
I don't mind people asking why I asked something, I'd just prefer they answer the question as well. In the original scenario, the chatbot could answer the question as written AND enquire if that's what they really meant. It&#
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
>Going back to the specific example: the question is so nonsensical on its face that the only logical conclusion is that the asker is taking the piss out of you. I would dispute that that matters in 99.9% of scenarios. >The person you
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
It probably would have the same effect, but the point is that a lot of people find it easier to stick to one meal a day (or similar) than multiple smaller meals.
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
Records of cases involving children are already excluded so that's not a relevant risk.
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
Rule of thumb for everyone (i.e. both). If I ask you a question, start by assuming I want the answer to the question as stated unless there is a good reason for you to think it's not meant literally. If you have a lot more context (e.g
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
I think a good rule of thumb is to default to assuming a question is asked in good faith (i.e. it's not a trick question). That goes for human beings and chat/AI models. In fact, it's particularly true for AI models because t
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
Software (that is running on hardware) isn't a great example - you'd be better off going with something like prime numbers. They don't really "exist" in the same way a toaster does. Souls also don't exist (cita
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by DharmaPolice 7mo ago
Currently if someone posts here (or in similar forums elsewhere) there is a convention that they should disclose if they comment on a story related to where they work. It would be nice if the same convention existed for anyone who had more

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