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by tlogan 3mo ago
That is not going to help if: - someone steals your card and PIN - the merchant turns out to be dishonest (or some misunderstanding) and you want you money back - you fall for fraud - the merchant mistakenly charges you, causing an overdraf
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by tlogan 3mo ago
I do not want to speculate too much. Sure, many things could have happened, even things unrelated to this project, that led to the firing. But since this project is still on GitHub, I would say the project itself was probably not so bad tha
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by tlogan 3mo ago
> Without those, why bother? Peace of mind (that your checking account is not drained)?
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by tlogan 3mo ago
In any reasonable company (with common sense leadership), someone would not be fired for doing something (with good intentions) that does not harm company very much. Releasing something like this did not really harm the company (the project
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by tlogan 3mo ago
That part is odd, especially the fact that his boss tweeted about it. So there is probably much more to the story. My guess is that this is more of an internal fight, possibly with unwise executive involvement (meaning there were no grown-u
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by tlogan 3mo ago
I never worked for Google, but I do have fairly extensive experience with these kinds of situations. From that perspective, I assume there has to be more to the story for it to lead to a firing. In general, when a talented employee (like OP
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by tlogan 3mo ago
I am not surprised. AI works by learning patterns. So it will become bias by just learning from factors like education history, schools attended, employment history, ZIP codes, or geographic location. Those 3 factors alone are an easy proxy
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by tlogan 3mo ago
Germany is very debit-card oriented (with no interest of switching). The Netherlands seems similar. Eastern Europe and the Balkans are also mostly debit-card oriented, but people seem more open to switching to credit cards (if they can get
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by tlogan 3mo ago
I assume this is my “bounded rationality” / “bubble” bias (my impression was based on the people I know and not the full picture) I checked the stats, and about 40% of purchases in Ireland are made by credit card. In the US, it is arou
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by tlogan 3mo ago
Yes, but the EU is quite diverse. I have some Irish friends. And Ireland seems similar to the US when it comes to credit card usage (vs debit). I assume that is because Ireland is heavily influenced by US and UK banking habits. On other han
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by tlogan 3mo ago
It is wrong to think kids should not use AI. They actually need to use AI the most. Childhood is the age when you constantly ask “why” until you get to the bottom of the problem. It is the age of enormous curiosity. But schools, teachers, a
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by tlogan 3mo ago
I have a feeling the article and the comments on this trend would be very different if Elon Musk did not support Trump, even if he were still just as crazy and rich.
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by tlogan 3mo ago
Ok. But where is the table of translations?
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Assembly Democrats unite to tax software, health plans(sacbee.com)
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by tlogan 3mo ago
The government’s job is to make sure we behave (and vote) properly. Otherwise, as Bertolt Brecht said, the government might simply dissolve the people and elect a different one.
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by tlogan 3mo ago
I think the only approach that might work here is to allow access only to certain pre-approved individuals. Maybe something like TSA PreCheck. Of course, that will not stop adversaries from getting access to the model, but it would at least
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by tlogan 3mo ago
My opinion is that this is a great story. But the haters are going to hate. If you had not used AI to fix your post, I bet the top post will be complaining about your grammar. Some people will always find something negative. Simple as that.
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by tlogan 3mo ago
I wonder what is ETA here. Also, how are they going to enforce this? I assume they will require you to send them a copy of your passport. Then they will enable your account. And you have state that only be used by you. Are there any online
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by tlogan 3mo ago
Basically the future is thar you will need scan your ID to use the internet. Every time you login.
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by tlogan 3mo ago
I am confused. They told us this model is dangerous, and now they are complaining that someone with more guns than them said releasing something dangerous is not okay?
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by tlogan 3mo ago
AI is a threat to the livelihood of many people on HN. So, there is a portion of the community here (small but very vocal one), that is against AI. That is the simple explanation.
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by tlogan 4mo ago
And terrorists will: - communicate in English (because apparently even ancient Romans speak perfect English) - name the device “bomb”
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by tlogan 4mo ago
Here is my vision: the future of AI is about truly understanding the real world. The world around us. Not everything in the real world will expose an MCP server so AI can interact with it. Eventually, AI will need to move beyond MCP and int
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by tlogan 4mo ago
I would bet that MCP is going to die. The main reason is that it adds another layer (and human) that can, and probably will, get out of sync with the real-world implementation, whether that implementation is an API, web, or a CLI. AI should
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by tlogan 4mo ago
So why is this article talking about Visa and Mastercard? These are two different use cases. I do not think anyone in their right mind is using Zelle to send money to a party they do not fully trust.
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by tlogan 4mo ago
So this is basically the EU version of Zelle? Basically a way to transfer money between parties who already have established trust. Am I understanding that correctly? But I am confused about how this relates to Visa and Mastercard. Those sy
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by tlogan 4mo ago
From what I know this is going to be challenged in the court and it probably it is not going to pass the legal challenge (renting part is one interesting loophole - I think that one caused similar tax law in SF to be struck down).
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by tlogan 4mo ago
I assume this will be challenged in court immediately. Does anyone understand whether it is likely to survive those legal challenges? EDIT: Here is a list reported by Google search but I really do not understand or know how reasonable these
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by tlogan 4mo ago
But working in UE gives you much stronger job protection. So, in a way, you get what you pay for.
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by tlogan 4mo ago
I do not think parents are the one pushing these controls. They are busy raising the kids.

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