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Re:Every AI model has the same "controversial" take on humans
on Thursday October 22, 2026 @07:54PM (#50202749)
Human responses are not generated through probabilistic means
Re:iPhone Duo
on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @08:15PM (#49636474)
The first iPhone did not have 3G when it came out, no GPS either, and no App Store - you were stuck with all the stock apps. It was definitely far behind its peers in several key aspects
Here’s a flashback: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/original-iphone-review/
Re:Stop Thinking of LLMs as Next-Token Predictors
on Friday September 04, 2026 @08:20PM (#49571747)
Thanks - that makes sense. On that basis the article’s thesis is totally wrong - it would be like a computer program rating its ability based on how well it predicts moves played by grandmasters in the past. It’s not inventing new moves.
Re:Stop Thinking of LLMs as Next-Token Predictors
on Friday September 04, 2026 @03:10PM (#49568886)
I understand how a computer can know that a chess move is more likely to lead to a win, and therefore “correct”, but I don’t understand how it can know that a token is correct. Can someone explain?
Re:Stephen Wolfram's Wife Has Died
on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @04:16PM (#49174446)
You can feel his love for her. Heartbreaking.
Re:What the Fuck Happened to Nerds
on Monday June 15, 2026 @05:03AM (#48538554)
I’d say everyone got on the internet, and it turned into the equivalent of your local bar for discussions
Re:LLMs Corrupt Your Documents When You Delegate
on Saturday May 09, 2026 @05:04PM (#48078242)
Exactly - I am a lawyer and we are told to use dedicated AI products as much and however we want. There will be errors made
Re:Will I ever own a zettaflop?
on Thursday April 09, 2026 @09:26PM (#47712455)
And when it comes, people will use it for porn, memes, and to argue with each other in bad faith
Re:A Japanese Glossary of Chopsticks Faux Pas
on Friday March 20, 2026 @07:06PM (#47462003)
What stuffy traditional practices does the UK have?
Re:A Japanese Glossary of Chopsticks Faux Pas
on Friday March 20, 2026 @07:05PM (#47461995)
It’s not western etiquette and makes no sense to me
Re:A Japanese Glossary of Chopsticks Faux Pas
on Friday March 20, 2026 @06:54PM (#47461865)
Wow you used all the Japanese words, I bow to you sensei
Re:France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through ...
on Friday March 20, 2026 @06:45PM (#47461762)
Tinder was launched in 2012 though
Re:Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife
on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @01:36PM (#46709597)
I admire your patience when faced with someone who clearly has not read the article but still wants to be right no matter what...
Re:EU–INC – One Europe. One Standard. – Pan-European Legal Entity
on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @12:11PM (#46708460)
Thank you - it is indeed €120k minimum capital
Then I suggest they make noise to lower it to €1 - much easier than creating a new legal structure
Re:EU–INC – One Europe. One Standard. – Pan-European Legal Entity
on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @11:56AM (#46708264)
How is this different from an SE, which has been existing since 2004?
Re:Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife
on Saturday January 17, 2026 @10:55AM (#46658998)
I suggest you read the article, it states the exact opposite and agrees with you
Re:Notebook Lawyer
on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:32PM (#46533217)
How effective is AI at pulling out relatively niche data from a document? Like - tell me which of these contracts has an arbitration clause?
Re:VW is bringing physical buttons back to the dashboard with the ID. ...
on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @01:01PM (#46515980)
I don’t think they were following Tesla. It’s a trend that affects everything, including washing machines. Tesla is a mere symptom
Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google
on Monday January 05, 2026 @02:30AM (#46496183)
It’s not politics over competence. It’s getting things done in the real world
Re:The Great Gatsby is the most misunderstood novel
on Sunday January 04, 2026 @03:16AM (#46486022)
I think there’s a nuance. Chasing the low millions, and therefore financial security and comfort, is not the same as chasing billions, which would be Gatsby territory
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
on Sunday January 04, 2026 @03:11AM (#46485992)
Thanks for this - Graham hits the nail on the head
Re:The Great Gatsby is the most misunderstood novel
on Sunday January 04, 2026 @03:02AM (#46485949)
Indeed. And I see no evidence for the premise or the article. I read the book at school, and we all understood the not very subtle point about the illusion of money and how it does not bring happiness. The hopeless romantic aspect does get more touching as one ages though.
Re:The Great Gatsby is the most misunderstood novel
on Sunday January 04, 2026 @03:00AM (#46485939)
You are going to love Honore de Balzac and Emile Zola.
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
on Saturday January 03, 2026 @03:56PM (#46481451)
This has nothing to do with JFK - it was put in place in 1945
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:50PM (#46480813)
If only this were about eliminating a nasty despot…
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:07PM (#46480303)
The institutions work if all countries abide by their rulings. The US doing this sort for things is destroying the institutions we have, chief of all the UN and the ICJ, put in place at the end of World War 2 to avoid a repeat. We have not learned.
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:05PM (#46480286)
He was awful from the start, sending political opponents to prison and transferring oil money to himself and his croneys, but he claimed to be taking from the rich to give to the poor, so the Western left lapped it all up. It took them years to realise what he was actually doing (from the start).
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:02PM (#46480258)
How exactly will the US run the country? They have just one guy
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
on Saturday January 03, 2026 @02:00PM (#46480237)
Article I of the Constitution, Section 8: only Congress has the power to declare war.
International law exists - it’s the very purpose of the International Court of Justice
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
on Saturday January 03, 2026 @09:58AM (#46477410)
Yep - Reddit is unfortunately now where the simpletons hang out. This is far better, you can have intelligent debates