Labov

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by Labov 1y ago
"Slop" is a bit snappier than "artificial cultural homogenization." Now that'd get some eye rolls.
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by Labov 1y ago
I think this is good advice for bloggers and journalists, but not for novelists or poets.
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by Labov 1y ago
Oof, that's not what the WhatsApp ads on the train station platform say.
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by Labov 1y ago
It seems to me that the Large Language Models are always trending towards good ethical considerations. It's when these companies get contracts with Anduril and the DoD that they have to mess with the LLM to make it LESS ethical. Seems
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by Labov 1y ago
"The issue is, if we push moral considerations for algorithms, we will not end up with a higher regard to human welfare. We will lower our regard for other humans. When we see other humans not as ends in themselves with inherent dignit
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by Labov 1y ago
I took computer science for a year before flunking out. My parents pushed me into college. My father didn't want me to join the Navy like he had done, when he was a young man. A lot of conversations about my future earning potential wi
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by Labov 1y ago
All part of the great warp and weft. It's a fascinating thing to learn about, how all these traditions intersect. Seattle, the city I live in, recently became the first to ban caste discrimination. I didn't think much of it at the
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by Labov 1y ago
Dr. Ambedkar is somebody more people in the United States should know about. I was a briefly involved with the Triratna Buddhist Community and read some of Sangharakshita's writing, and he discusses Ambedkar. Real interesting stuff.
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by Labov 1y ago
Well, maybe there's something to it. I think it's great when East meets West. East should keep meeting West over and over and over. Maybe one day East will know West and vice versa. For what it's worth, I had something of a s