Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by n8cpdx on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @03:03PM
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United Kingdom voted to leave Europe and there was a years long ugly divorce. UK is a North Atlantic state alongside the US.
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Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by lmedinas on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @05:59PM
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UK voted to leave the European Union. UK remains in Europe Continent obviously.
Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by xcv123 on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @07:18PM
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UK is an island, not part of the continent.
Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by Danieru on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @08:30PM
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Gibraltar...
Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by xcv123 on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @10:10PM
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... is not part of the UK itself. But it is under British sovereignty.
Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by Aardwolf on Thursday December 07, 2023 @05:55AM
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Which of the 7 geographical continents do you consider it to be part of then?
Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by xcv123 on Thursday December 07, 2023 @12:35PM
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Obviously the English Channel separates the continental mainland and the UK. Geographically the UK is part of the British and Irish Isles. The UK is generally not considered as part of "continental Europe", but some definitions of Europe also include the UK geographically. It is debatable but I draw a line where the Atlantic Ocean clearly separates it from the mainland.
Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by dragonwriter on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @03:51PM
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"North Atlantic" as a label for countries just a combination of Europe and North America north of the US-Mexico border. UK is "North Atlantic" (like most of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in that it is part of Europe.
Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by kreddor on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @03:23PM
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EU =/= Europe
Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by ChrisClark on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @03:30PM
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How is it possible to actually move the entire landmass? I didn't know we had the technology!
Re:Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
by n8cpdx on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @06:15PM
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The definition of Europe is not a fixed historical constant. Including various islands in particular continents is an essentially arbitrary choice.
Europe as a geographic feature is a distinct concept from Europe as a sociopolitical entity. It is clear that Europe and the UK have been diverging culturally, socially, and politically for some time now.
UK does not have the political connections, open borders, collectivization of resources, harmonized regulations, shared currency, or really any other connection to the rest of the Europeans beyond memory.