edwin2

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by edwin2 20d ago
to a man with an LLM everything looks like a nail
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by edwin2 4mo ago
You gotta imagine somebody is gonna try to make a video without any AI in it and try to intentionally get it flagged as an AI video, a false positive. That’d be funny. I wonder what you’d have to put into the video to get that to happen.
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by edwin2 4mo ago
Uber was an application of technologies sitting on top of many iterations of performance optimizations. (Think: the difference between 2009 internet speeds versus 2019 internet speeds. Or, 2009 smartphone specs versus 2019 smartphone specs.
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by edwin2 7mo ago
It’s handheld, portrait television
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by edwin2 7mo ago
I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
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by edwin2 9mo ago
they probably understand it’s impossible (or very hard) to fully delete viral content and that it’d get re-shared PLUS they double dip as they get extra search traffic for their brand from people trying to find the video the forbidden fruit
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by edwin2 10mo ago
i would totally agree that they’re different approaches i wouldn’t conclude “therefore they’re the same”. they’re clearly not the same if it’s a different approach to search and scripting, does that not mean it is a kind of search and scrip
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Ask HN: Are LLMs just expensive search and scripting tools? Is it that simple?
6 points by edwin2 10mo ago|6 comments
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by edwin2 10mo ago
i see your point and you’ve changed my mind. also, i’d like to hear your story about the human with three hands
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by edwin2 10mo ago
I think the author is onto something. but (s)he didn’t highlight that there are some scenarios where factual accuracy is unimportant, or maybe even a detractor. for example, fictional stories. If you want to be entertained and it doesn’t ma
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by edwin2 10mo ago
this scenario can be addressed without digital ID the social media platforms already measure more than enough signals to understand a users likely age. they could be required by law to do something about it
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by edwin2 11mo ago
This last line explains what’s bothered me about the convenient pickup-order trend at restaurants. The whole point of going to a restaurant is luxury. I find myself turned off by restaurants that I loved before but cheapened themselves afte
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by edwin2 1y ago
totally agree with what dang posted here; obvious nitpicks aren’t worth discussing. it’s refreshing to see that principle on HN. I also want to add another thought to that: I’m so glad howtomakesenseofanymess.com exists, warts and all. I’d
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by edwin2 1y ago
people forget why users search - to find what they are looking for. as the saying goes, “No one wants a drill, they want a quarter inch hole.” the first time i realized Google had a problem was when i used ChatGPT to search for Youtube vide
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by edwin2 2y ago
I'm convinced something like this will happen one day, probably more than once. If Facebook is the "McDonald's" market segment (the widely popular, wildly unhealthy option), there will eventually be a segment of the mark