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Must read book : THE ANARCHY: THE RELENTLESS RISE OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. You wouldn’t believe this part of history
I believe we can safely assume that the systems we can see in public are at least one generation behind what big tech has running internally. ChatGPT and a Bing are so for only influencing its users passively, but when they think overpopulation is an issue, it might add a bias to answers already. Questions is when will we see -or hear- from a first system set lose , able to push active code
Re:India lifted 415M out of poverty in 15 years, says UN on Monday November 07, 2022 @08:59PM (#33515107)
I wonder how much of the poverty can be still traced back to the British East India Company
I also do product safety risk assessments , yet in other industry . But from safety perspective , I cannot come up with any reasoning how touch screens are acceptable . For sure they distract eye from the road when you try to find the right button . In a good car , your hands find the right function without the need to look for them . And not to speak of Tesla tachometer on the touchscreen. To my understanding , this has to be banned . It would’ve been acceptable if the things would drive themselves , yet as this is not in sight , that kind of distraction from the road seems unacceptable . I would never buy a car designed like this just out of safety reasons
Re: on Friday June 03, 2022 @07:02PM (#31614832)
I guess her test has worked
Re:Ask HN: Anyone highlight text as they read? on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @06:30PM (#31009021)
Out of context but reminds me of the painfully missing feature in outlook to highlight key information . How can this feature be not there ?
Is technology like the webb telescope design , or curiosity design open and public ? I mean eg CAD , components used , other details ?
Re:Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study on Sunday February 06, 2022 @04:19PM (#30237101)
What supplements do you take based on your scientific background?
Re:New video shows Tesla on autopilot almost hitting state trooper on Thursday September 23, 2021 @07:59PM (#28637104)
They took the radar out , didn’t they?
Issue is in my opinion that Tesla deliberately doesn’t install features to closely monitor driver‘s attention. In a Mercedes , if you don’t pay attention , multiple systems detect this and system is shutting down auto pilot functions with pre-warning .