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OpenAI could create the best model ever made, call it GPT-5, and it still would've failed to meet the expectations of the people for "GPT-5" after the meme community hyped it up and OpenAI embraced the memes and hype. If anything, OpenAI should have rejected the memes and embraced gradual improvements, but that wouldn't hold up well for their investors, the narrative, or even perhaps the AI ecosystem. We are at the peak.
Re:I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C on Friday August 08, 2025 @11:11PM (#44843756)
Can it run doo...
Re:Ollama Turbo on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @09:51PM (#44806774)
I should have specified less expensive tiers (below the $20 standard). A tier <= $10 would be great. Anything over $10 for casual use seems excessive (or at least from my perspective)
Re:Ollama Turbo on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @03:53PM (#44803409)
Why does everything AI-related have to be $20? Why can't there be tiers? OpenAI setting the standard of $20/m for every AI application is one of the worst things to ever happen.
Re:EHRs – The Hidden Distraction in Your Doctor's Office on Sunday August 03, 2025 @06:39PM (#44780443)
The biggest problem is security. I have yet to see a single EHR provider take security seriously despite HIPPA. It's only a matter of time before our medical records get leaked. My medical records have already been leaked twice, once through an EHR, and then again through my insurance provider.
Interesting. I was looking into creating an extension that manually manipulates and intercepts the vnd.yt-ump [1] requests, then use webcodecs to process everything in the browser.

[1]: https://github.com/gsuberland/UMP_Format/blob/main/UMP_Forma...

Re:Claude Code weekly rate limits on Monday July 28, 2025 @04:09PM (#44714985)
I think we'll see a lot more contextual engineering efforts soon. It is really inefficient to be uploading your entire codebase pretty much every request, which is what a lot of people are doing. When in reality, very few parts need the full context when programming. Although, big token doesn't seem to care, and often encourages this (including the editors).
What's the argument for the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger [1]? Any rational admin would shoot down the merger immediately as this will create a massive monopoly.

[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/union-pacific-talks-advance...

Re:Intel CEO Letter to Employees on Thursday July 24, 2025 @05:20PM (#44676321)
> 2. Revitalize the Intel x86 Ecosystem

Extremely sad. What's the justification for ignoring ARM / RISC-V?

Re:Lumo, the AI where every conversation is confidential on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @06:49PM (#44664844)
Agreed. I was hoping for Proton Business to be a Google Workspace replacement (to get away from AI), and besides Proton Mail and Proton Pass, it's not even comparable. Drive is slow and docs is a half-assed implementation. They should stick to implementing core services and features such as Drive, Docs, Sheets, etc. before they go after AI cash grabs.
Re:Tough news for our UK users on Sunday July 20, 2025 @06:31PM (#44629985)
Yes, and my response is compare the tech companies and sizes between the US, Europe, and else where. Over regulation. The same thing is happening with AI in Europe. I am taking an economic stance here.
Re:Tough news for our UK users on Sunday July 20, 2025 @06:30PM (#44629969)
No one. Nothing should be done. If parents aren't going to do anything, what's stopping the kid from getting the parents ID when they're not looking? Or better yet, the same parent which verifies the site for the kid just to get them to shut up? It's the same parental group.
Re:Tough news for our UK users on Sunday July 20, 2025 @06:12PM (#44629829)
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. I think it's a terrible thing, but in this case, I think doing nothing is better than doing something. The unintended consequences far outweighs the benefits. The kids that want to find extreme stuff will find it anyway, regardless of regulation.
Re:Tough news for our UK users on Sunday July 20, 2025 @06:09PM (#44629806)
Oh, so you want the government to police people's kids' internet usage 24/7, inadvertently screwing everyone else over in the process? I'm sure this will end well for the UK, especially the economy.
Re:Tough news for our UK users on Sunday July 20, 2025 @05:41PM (#44629575)
Protection for the kids should fall on the parents or schools, not the companies. It's not the companies fault if the kid is given full access to the internet, especially at a young age. It's bad parenting. If it's such an important issue, make the parents liable in some way.
If a user is willingly uploading their photos to a private company to be publicly shared, how does 1A apply?
Rights? The images were publicly collected by a private company (assuming no government involvement). What rights do you have when you upload your photos online with your real name attached? Although, there needs to be more awareness for individuals that wish to do so, understanding these are the risks involved.
The company used, Clearview AI, collects publicly available imagery. It would be different if the government was providing it. Here's an idea: maybe don't post your photos on social media. Still scary nonetheless.
If I buy it and fully own it, I should be able to do anything I want with it.