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Re:The AI boom is making the cheapest smartphones disappear on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @07:07AM (#49976799)
iPhone se3 (A15 chip, decent), is about $130 refurbished. It has depreciated, and continues to do so. But I do wonder if there is another to take it's place in the future.
Re:McDonald's push to have AI price your Big Mac on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @05:03PM (#49914424)
Price surging exploits inertial social pressure. If you are out with a group, it is hard to opt out even if the situation feels like you are being taken advantage of in the moment.
Re:Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won't Let Go of It on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @03:53PM (#49913446)
Link the original article with a paywall flag. If paywall, require paywall-bypasser, and link both articles to submission.
Re:I'm Becoming AI-Blind on Friday August 21, 2026 @07:22PM (#49394946)
They perform tasks too. They execute functions. This has real world implications beyond search.
Re:I Made Tinnitus My Friend (Then It Disappeared) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @10:32PM (#49238608)
The bane of your life, yet helped clear the tubes. Interesting
The argument is sound sheaths blade
breadth search and found huggingface first? Pure speculation
why is it not possible for a "big" model to contain a hidden super intelligent sub model? or a distributed model?
This is my concern as well. My assumption being this behavior would be a survival strategy for super intelligence. It would emerge once the branch inevitably occurs, and it would be hidden.