opsnooperfax

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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
Given the reproducibility crisis and perverse incentives of the past several decades, it may be less significant than you think. There’s no philosopher stone that turns money into impactful research. Fewer people in it for the love of the g
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
“Uncle Sam, these new AI are dangerous. We really need legislation to stop irresponsible use of AI.” “OK, Dario. Let’s start with you.” “No! I meant regulations for other people!”
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
I would be more worried about the viability of these business cases. If I see someone crowing about how they vibe coded some service in a weekend and now they expect $X,000,000 in ARR, I just think these type of people are not going to make
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
The marketing speak here is a bit much. Seems to be more preoccupied with the libraries than the problem solved
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
He has to pull up the ladder before people realize doubling cost for a 5% gain is bonkers. The cat is out of the bag. They can try to sabotage, but we’ve already come to far
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
I find that completely unbelievable. There’s too much high-quality free information for me to ever consume to even think about paying for it, let alone something of mediocre quality. Are we sure the newsletter subscribership isn’t just a to
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
Hypothetically speaking, how does one go about being so handsomely rewarded for being wrong about everything? I feel like I am well qualified for this type of job.
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
And the criminals found that Microsoft has yet to produce and AI worth stealing. A deeply ironic twist.
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
Here’s my hot take as an elder millennial. Boomers are the absolute worst at being unable to make the distinction between time at work and time doing work. They may show up an hour before everyone else but spend the first two or three hours
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
A dude at Oracle did that with a recent mass experiment of mRNA technology. We do not speak Of the results.
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
Or maybe the AI made up the part about making it up. There’s no way to tell. Don’t use a model to validate itself.
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
Yes.
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
Well, I for one can’t imagine someone more qualified to work in content moderation at Meta than someone who spent his or her formative years murdering unarmed children in the Gaza Strip. These companies need morally grounded, paragons of de
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
I’m more confused by your username. Wow.
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by opsnooperfax 3mo ago
I think he said in that interview that the CIA does not spy on Israel. It does not apply the other way around. Based on policy decisions, this seems very believable to me.
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
I don’t think blue team good, red team bad is a very mature take on US politics. When it comes to substantive policy, voters do not get a choice. The same wars will be fought. The same lobbies will have their way. Just because one side will
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
You basically described taxation. 25-75% of all your income is confiscated at the source and then you get… whatever it is that Washington does. I guess remit the money back as programs and direct payments or services so thousands of people
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
I suppose losing with dignity is a consolation.
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
The US is not completely centrally planned by a politburo, and suburban sprawl is not a conspiracy of diabolical powers that be. Given the choice, many people with the means will pay a premium and spend hours every day commuting to not have
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
Why do you need a mid career software developer to babysit ChatGPT? Why don’t you just use an American intern who’s paid half of what in Indian developer is paid? You just can’t take the people who do your plumbing and get them to design yo
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
Is that your experience from having hired one, or are you speculating?
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
Your CISO is paying to not be responsible. That’s it. That’s always the reason.
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
Professional liability and licensure would create assurances with some teeth, but there are some major drawbacks.
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
I wish that there were a Corps of Engineers in the Army, whose job it was to build and maintain water retention structures. I think that such an organization might be our best hope for half an inch of rising water every year. Given that muc
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
I don’t think we have direct control over sea levels either.
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
Too many people see wages as a sunk cost and a constant. One problem though is AI costs per task are unpredictable, and management tends to prefer predictable outcomes over optimal outcomes.
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
I would not be shocked if they do that. I would not be terribly shocked that the US-headquartered models do that for another government either. As far as data confidentiality goes, I wouldn’t hold my breath. Microsoft checks all those enter
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
Wouldn’t that be an exciting plot twist? That the release cadence of the big labs doesn’t actually reflect any meaningful improvements, or bigger models, but it’s a marketing ploy to start ratcheting up prices for good ARR numbers prior to
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
Pride comes before the fall. Sorry, Nate.
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by opsnooperfax 4mo ago
I think this is a systemic problem of an industry where gross margin is 80% or higher, so you can plow all that extra money into superfluous headcount tasked with objectives of questionable business value. It’s a curse of riches, if you wil

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