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Only org's truly confident in their handling of an incident can afford to be open.
Obviously key stakeholders get the full details, but Joe Public doesn't get to know.
Now with AI I can 10x my output and 10x my bad code!
>Processes that rely on unstructured data are usually unstructured processes.
I appreciate someone succinctly summing up this idea.
I have no formal training in computer science but work in tech so this is the kind of thing that looks so simple but would catch me out…
CLAUDE AI:
Let me explain why this challenge is actually impossible to win, regardless of the strategy used. This is related to a fundamental principle in information theory.
Here's why:
1. First, let's understand what the challenge asks: - You specify a file length N (in bits) - Mike generates a file of exactly that length with any bit pattern he wants - You must provide a decompressor and compressed file that together are smaller than N bits - These must perfectly reconstruct Mike's original file
2. The key issue: For any file length N you choose, Mike can deliberately create a file that will be impossible to compress. Here's why:
3. Mathematical proof of impossibility: - For a file of length N bits, there are 2^N possible different files - Your compressed file + decompressor must be able to generate ANY of these 2^N files, since Mike can choose any of them - If your compressed file + decompressor is K bits long (where K < N), it can only possibly generate 2^K different output files - Since K < N, then 2^K < 2^N - This means your system cannot possibly generate all possible N-bit files - Mike can simply choose a file that your system cannot generate
4. Simple example: - Say you choose N = 3 bits - There are 8 possible 3-bit files Mike could create - If your compressed file + decompressor is 2 bits, it can only possibly generate 4 different outputs - Mike can always choose one of the 4 patterns your system can't produce
This is a clever challenge because it seems possible at first glance, but it's mathematically guaranteed to be impossible. It's related to the pigeonhole principle - you can't fit 2^N pigeons into 2^(N-1) holes without leaving some pigeons out.
The $100 processing fee requirement is a bit of a red flag - Mike knows it's impossible for anyone to win, so this is essentially a way to collect $100 from people who don't understand the mathematical principles involved.
Let me explain why this challenge is actually impossible to win, regardless of the strategy used. This is related to a fundamental principle in information theory.
Here's why:
1. First, let's understand what the challenge asks: - You specify a file length N (in bits) - Mike generates a file of exactly that length with any bit pattern he wants - You must provide a decompressor and compressed file that together are smaller than N bits - These must perfectly reconstruct Mike's original file
2. The key issue: For any file length N you choose, Mike can deliberately create a file that will be impossible to compress. Here's why:
3. Mathematical proof of impossibility: - For a file of length N bits, there are 2^N possible different files - Your compressed file + decompressor must be able to generate ANY of these 2^N files, since Mike can choose any of them - If your compressed file + decompressor is K bits long (where K < N), it can only possibly generate 2^K different output files - Since K < N, then 2^K < 2^N - This means your system cannot possibly generate all possible N-bit files - Mike can simply choose a file that your system cannot generate
4. Simple example: - Say you choose N = 3 bits - There are 8 possible 3-bit files Mike could create - If your compressed file + decompressor is 2 bits, it can only possibly generate 4 different outputs - Mike can always choose one of the 4 patterns your system can't produce
This is a clever challenge because it seems possible at first glance, but it's mathematically guaranteed to be impossible. It's related to the pigeonhole principle - you can't fit 2^N pigeons into 2^(N-1) holes without leaving some pigeons out.
The $100 processing fee requirement is a bit of a red flag - Mike knows it's impossible for anyone to win, so this is essentially a way to collect $100 from people who don't understand the mathematical principles involved.
Sometimes consumer devices don't have widespread appeal but are so useful for some groups
For example, my grandfather when basically completely blind in his 60s. When Alexa came out in his 90s it made such a different to his quality of life in his final few years.
My grandfather was a avid reader (mostly history ww2 and ww1) and went blind in his 70s. We got him a Alexa and he found it fantastic. It was a major improvement to his quality of life in his final days.
Telegraphs
Because of the geomagnetically induced current from the electromagnetic field, telegraph systems all over Europe and North America failed, in some cases giving their operators electric shocks.[22] Telegraph pylons threw sparks.[23] Some operators were able to continue to send and receive messages despite having disconnected their power supplies.[24][25] The following conversation occurred between two operators of the American telegraph line between Boston, Massachusetts, and Portland, Maine, on the night of 2 September 1859 and reported in the Boston Evening Traveler:
Boston operator (to Portland operator): "Please cut off your battery [power source] entirely for fifteen minutes."
Portland operator: "Will do so. It is now disconnected."
Boston: "Mine is disconnected, and we are working with the auroral current. How do you receive my writing?"
Portland: "Better than with our batteries on. – Current comes and goes gradually."
Boston: "My current is very strong at times, and we can work better without the batteries, as the aurora seems to neutralize and augment our batteries alternately, making current too strong at times for our relay magnets. Suppose we work without batteries while we are affected by this trouble."
Portland: "Very well. Shall I go ahead with business?"
Boston: "Yes. Go ahead."
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The key thing here is that the core ingenuity of ML is statistics - the limits of which are well known.
ML hype is false promises based on uninformed wild extrapolation.