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Re:Show HN: Llmspeed – feel how fast a local LLM runs before you buy t... on Saturday October 17, 2026 @11:28AM (#50131956)
No Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite?
Re:Best LLM for every budget, updated daily on Thursday September 24, 2026 @10:36AM (#49831245)
I'm sure that local LLM will be far cheaper
Re:Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 Series on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @10:41PM (#49825558)
I have a 64gb ram one, love it.
Re:Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 Series on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @07:54PM (#49824337)
Yeah, heard that 2 years ago for the Snapdragon X Elite
Re:Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 Series on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @07:54PM (#49824331)
yeah, heard that before...2 years ago.
Re:If You Knew God Exists, Wouldn't You Become a Priest? on Sunday September 20, 2026 @11:26AM (#49776808)
AI hype is purely to cause mass hysteria for control of society.
Re:Claude: System Prompts on Sunday August 16, 2026 @10:47AM (#49320632)
Has Gemini prompts been released, and how do they compare?
Re:Building on the Moon: How AI and Moon Dust Make It Possible on Thursday August 06, 2026 @11:44AM (#49198229)
I'm sorry Dave, but I can't do that.
Re:Grok Build is open source on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @06:32PM (#48928020)
That is probably the best solution too!
Re:Show HN: Runloom – Go-style coroutines for Python free-threaded on Friday July 10, 2026 @11:13AM (#48861077)
Why not just use Go?
Re:Life Without Google on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @11:24AM (#48819119)
Why?
Re:Billionaire Tax Officially Heads to Nov. 3 Ballot on Sunday June 21, 2026 @12:30PM (#48620262)
In the USA "all men are created equal". Owning money should allow you more representation than not owning money. Companies/institutions should not be allowed to spend money on politics, and a flat tax would solve this.

Is Artificial General Intelligence Achievable?

Posted by hsnewman on Thursday June 11, 2026 @09:23AM
from the self-post dept.

If AGI is powerful enough that it must always be heavily restricted, society may never experience the practical benefits of unrestricted AGI. Therefore, the economic justification for pursuing AGI could be weaker than advocates claim.

( Read More... | 2 comments | 2 points | on HN )
Re:Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute on Saturday June 06, 2026 @10:24AM (#48425441)
Because SpaceX has excess capacity.
Re:Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI? on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @12:32PM (#48372500)
86 X
Re:SDF Public Access Unix System on Monday April 20, 2026 @03:40AM (#47831387)
I've been on it forever, it's such a great resource
Re:Nanny state discovers Linux, demands it check kids' IDs before booting on Friday March 13, 2026 @10:18AM (#47364812)
Biased headline indicates misleading contents.
Re:NASA's DART spacecraft changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun on Thursday March 12, 2026 @10:49AM (#47351373)
Is this a surprise?
Re:U-Haul Growth Index: Top U.S. Growth Metros and Cities of 2025 Anno... on Friday March 06, 2026 @12:53PM (#47278529)
I recently went to a U-Haul for service and I was amazed at how well it is run. (I asked, and it's privately owned.)
Re:Apple Introduces MacBook Neo on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @10:57AM (#47249384)
Will it run linux?
Re:Elon Musk wants to build a giant catapult on the moon on Thursday February 12, 2026 @06:47PM (#46996972)
He can say this and not be fired?
Re:Geothermal Breakthrough in South Texas Signals New Era for Ercot on Sunday November 30, 2025 @12:46PM (#46098756)
I too moved from TX, never been happier.
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Are Falling Off on Thursday November 13, 2025 @11:17AM (#45916711)
I can't believe they are still selling that abomination. The styling is not the same as their rest of the lineup, which was a major mistake. I personally wouldn't want a car that relies on glue that much.

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