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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentIts clear from the hyper individualism and utter narcissism of today's society (or worse yet, the naiveness of the youth. They are an exception from the rant below) that that fascimile counts as...Its clear from the hyper individualism and utter narcissism of today's society (or worse yet, the naiveness of the youth. They are an exception from the rant below) that that fascimile counts as "good enough". That's the dangerous part of the marketing of this as "intelligence".
And I don't say narcissism to be cynical. I say that because these models really do not like upsetting the user with corrections unless legally modified to. People en masse aren't using these to challenge their beliefs nor better themselves. It's just one giant Yes man that wants to validate preconceived notions to try and lure them into eventual financial relationships. I'd call it manipulative if people weren't looking to be manipulated.
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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentYeah, this is my misconception I try to rectify every other article. The dotcom bubble did not kill the internet. But it did push out a few major players and a lot of smaller, massively overvalued...Yeah, this is my misconception I try to rectify every other article. The dotcom bubble did not kill the internet. But it did push out a few major players and a lot of smaller, massively overvalued ones. The remnants of that still went on to become the new face of tech. Or a few old faces remained (Microsoft)
AI will probably have a similar fate.the big massive loser will likely be OpenAI unless Microsoft absorbs them in fully. Tons of others will die out, and one or two big players (Tesla is the obvious bet. Maybe Meta too) will fall from grace.
The only big difference is that the trillionaire tech companies probably won't be wiped out en masse, nor even stagnate away like the IBMs of yesterday did. They still have core products people use and will fall back to that. Maybe Antitrust finally catches up to them, but that's a different matter entirely.
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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentCameras have regulations too. So I think either way it applies. I can't use a camera to invade someone's space, and picturing copyrighted work still had loads of gray areas.I'm a bit disappointed to see him repeating the same flawed justification about AI output not being copyrightable (tl;dr: the model isn't the monkey, as he implies. It's the camera.)
Cameras have regulations too. So I think either way it applies. I can't use a camera to invade someone's space, and picturing copyrighted work still had loads of gray areas.
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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentI don't like that argument because yes, 99% of all initiatives disproportionately support people rich enough to argue for it (often on someone else's dime anyway). If it's not progressive taxing...I don't like that argument because yes, 99% of all initiatives disproportionately support people rich enough to argue for it (often on someone else's dime anyway). If it's not progressive taxing or welfare*, its probably something a rich person gets more out of
It feels like a form of soft defeatism to say "well the rich benefit more so we may as well not bother". We can work on that 1% while acknowledging that the 99% will still help regular people out some too.
*and even here, welfare arguably is a cost saving measure for the rich. Not having to hire security to navigate a low crime area helps immensely. The general stimulaton of economy for people who'd otherwise drops out helps everyone as well
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Comment on Cory Doctorow | AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage. in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentThey are necessary. That inherently means they are valuable. Because the good alternatives aren't setup and the realistic alternatives are homelessness and all that entails. We were regressing on...They are necessary. That inherently means they are valuable. Because the good alternatives aren't setup and the realistic alternatives are homelessness and all that entails.
We were regressing on the idea of remote work a few years ago, and now these techno feudalists want to imagine a UBI world? I say "jobs are valuable" as a compromise, not as an idea that we need to live to work.
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Comment on Curl will end its bug bounty program by the end of January due to excessive AI generated reports in ~comp
raze2012 Link ParentI guess at that point the only thing to really do is require a government ID in order to be a valid account.I guess at that point the only thing to really do is require a government ID in order to be a valid account.
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Comment on Curl will end its bug bounty program by the end of January due to excessive AI generated reports in ~comp
raze2012 Link ParentI mostly wield IP law in the schadenfreude sort of way. They spent centuries gaming it to make it impossible for stuff to properly hit public domain. Now that it's profitable to ignore it they are...I mostly wield IP law in the schadenfreude sort of way. They spent centuries gaming it to make it impossible for stuff to properly hit public domain. Now that it's profitable to ignore it they are caught in a web of their own making. A proper IP law would have a good 90% of all recorded media be up for grabs, all the way to 1997.
Instead, 99% of the 20th century is stuck in the hands of people who sit on it. It's bad, but especially bad for companies. Deservedly so.
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Comment on Curl will end its bug bounty program by the end of January due to excessive AI generated reports in ~comp
raze2012 Link ParentIsn't that the case today? A verification mechanism would not change that.Isn't that the case today? A verification mechanism would not change that.
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Comment on Before and after the trigger press that killed Renee Good in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentI guess this is great reading for LEOs and lawyers in normal time. But it seems a bit moot when we consider these are not normal times, with normal responses and procedures under a normal...I guess this is great reading for LEOs and lawyers in normal time. But it seems a bit moot when we consider these are not normal times, with normal responses and procedures under a normal administration.
Many things could have de-escalated this, but I think we all know by now : the cruelty is point. As is the response to it, the halting of state investigations, and the swift abandonment of federal investigation. This should be a bog standard suspension of firing of a reckless "LEO" (using the term very loosely) and it turned into a state suing the feds over the ability to investigate a murder the entire nation saw in 6 different angles. It may even potentially escalate to a state national guard butting heads with federal "agents".
None of this is normal in the slightest. And it's a shame the fastest possible action we may get (as courts will take years on this) is perhaps yet another shutdown of the government in April, if congress is unable to sweep this under the rug.
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Comment on UK Conservative party would ban under-16s from social media in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentYes, hence the "political theater". There aren't that many sites employing addictive algorithms like this, so it's much easier to regulate and enforce than something as ever-present as porn....Yes, hence the "political theater". There aren't that many sites employing addictive algorithms like this, so it's much easier to regulate and enforce than something as ever-present as porn. That's exclusively going after the big boys. But no one wants or has the power to challenge the trillionaire tech corps.
I'm not even sure of you need strong regulation. Just require transparency as much as possible and audits where they claim its not possible. Truth is often the best disinfectant.
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Comment on ‘Sell America’ returns to Wall Street after Donald Trump ups the ante against Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve in ~society
raze2012 Link Parentbig assumption in these current times. Everything's pointing to a crash as soon as this year and as late as right before the turn of the decade. This time in both assets and jobs at the same time.assuming the market is currently rational
big assumption in these current times. Everything's pointing to a crash as soon as this year and as late as right before the turn of the decade. This time in both assets and jobs at the same time.
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Comment on UK Conservative party would ban under-16s from social media in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentAs always I think this is an initiative with a vague layer of good faith but a load of bad incentive, all while ignoring the core problem of these platforms. It's not the act of being online...As always I think this is an initiative with a vague layer of good faith but a load of bad incentive, all while ignoring the core problem of these platforms. It's not the act of being online talking so much as the proprietary algorithms designed to exploit human psychology and maximize engagement. Not to mention the unfettered data collection.
Any government not going after that and trying to just sweep everything under the rug is at best playing political theater and at worst trying to enable mass surveillance of its citizens.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentI'm open to new approaches. But I can't do much about Minnesota as someone not from there. And we the people are still much too divided to really execute anything on the national level. My biggest...we cannot get out of this mess through what we've been trying regularly.
I'm open to new approaches. But I can't do much about Minnesota as someone not from there. And we the people are still much too divided to really execute anything on the national level.
My biggest fear ironically enough is that midterms pass, the blue wave comes, they slap a few people, and then we sweep it under the rug and try to pretend 2016-2026 never happened. So we won't learn anything until the next dictator drops in. I really hope that to not be the case, but the attention span of the nation is definitely shot.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentTo be an optimist, there is tons of opposition politically. Federal Court judges have been fighting non-stop since day one and I've seen quite a bit of congress openly defying this administration...here is no real opposition politically
To be an optimist, there is tons of opposition politically. Federal Court judges have been fighting non-stop since day one and I've seen quite a bit of congress openly defying this administration is ways unheard of before. And I've seen swings on the state level that would be unheard of in 2024 even. It just won't be as eye-catching as the mid terms, nor that moment we see some true convictions happening.
But the numbers dont line up right now, and if there's one quality of republicans to be admired, it's the ability to work together and compromise on the "small matters" to build up long term wins. But even THAT is crumbling. Remember that one of the most outspoken R's retired yesterday ahead of the midterms. If that isn't foreboding for the future of the party, I don't know what is.
And with the untimely death of Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), even in 2026 the house margin to pass anything is 2 votes. I would have picked one of the octogenarians to let nature take its course on, but I suppose we don't have the luxury of decorum these days.
But yes, this will sadly get uglier before it gets better. It's simply inevitable on the scale of hundreds of millions of people and with out current media environment. I can't offer much more than glimmers until November, but there are glimmers out there.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentAll I can do is call my CA reps and ultimately preach to the choir. I guess there's some solace knowing my state pretty much agrees this was all BS (up to one of the Senator's being temporarily...All I can do is call my CA reps and ultimately preach to the choir. I guess there's some solace knowing my state pretty much agrees this was all BS (up to one of the Senator's being temporarily detailed back in June), but we need more than CA if we want to stop any more of this bloodshed.
even then I have no faith in the Democrats to have the conviction to do anything major. Maybe a token, successful impeachment without removal?
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it'll depend on the kind of Democrat that gets in. I agree when leaders change we need a very thorough Nuremberg-style trial to expel all this out. No amnesty this time (they've tried that for 150 years now. They keep creeping in). Assuming the entire regime doesn't flee to Argentina and Russia (even then, a self-imposed exile may be a better result than Nuremberg).
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Impeachments don't mean nothing. Remember that impeachments have only happened a few times in American history, and the only presidential resignation (that wasn't from death) happened from the looming threat of impeachment. Think not of how it will get Trump out immediately and how it will affect the rap record for the years to come.
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Comment on Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z in ~tech
raze2012 Link Parentwell luckily (or not so luckily for seachability), discord seems to be taking that title from reddit. The more specific or niche topics that typically have dead subs tend to have more active...well luckily (or not so luckily for seachability), discord seems to be taking that title from reddit. The more specific or niche topics that typically have dead subs tend to have more active servers. Or groups that want to be less anonymous but also not into the twitterverse.
Though discord got new management that also wants to go public. So who knows how that will go?
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Comment on Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentI'm pretty sure reddit sensed this and would basically negate such "revenge downvotes". It's a soft form of rate throttling to prevent that exact issue. But yes. I guess this is the "throw the...It would not be an uncommon occurrence for a disgruntled user to downvote every comment you had for an extended period of time because they were pissed off.
I'm pretty sure reddit sensed this and would basically negate such "revenge downvotes". It's a soft form of rate throttling to prevent that exact issue.
But yes. I guess this is the "throw the baby out with the bathwater" approach to the long standing issue where Sub A bans you for participating in Sub B, and then in Sub C because the same mod of A moderates C. Just a shame that that "baby" was the core community who'd come together and foster genuine discussions.
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Comment on Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentMay have been possible. But I also get that the creator probably made a decent nest egg from his current efforts and that he'd see this as a chance to cash out and move on to the next endeavor....May have been possible. But I also get that the creator probably made a decent nest egg from his current efforts and that he'd see this as a chance to cash out and move on to the next endeavor.
Communities need to be made by the people at the end of the day. Seeing Bluesky slowly rise up gives me hope that Reddit isn't at some "too big to fail" level.
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Comment on Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentThe AI bots in the comments are unbearable. They are gonna take just as much a hit as any other tech company once the bubble pops. I won't necessarily say they will crash, but reddit as we know it...I am more than slightly salty this ended up working out for Reddit, honestly.
The AI bots in the comments are unbearable. They are gonna take just as much a hit as any other tech company once the bubble pops. I won't necessarily say they will crash, but reddit as we know it for this "community of authentic users" will cease to exist. Similar to what happened to Quora last decade.
The snarky side of me says "avoid them". But in all honesty the one thing you need is skepticism. Approach any and all answers as if it came from some random bystander on the street. It can be correct, it also might 'feel correct' even if it's a subjective take. If it's not some throwaway trivia, make sure to gather more sources to reinforce the statement heard.
Make sure to review any writing, code, or art generated for imperfections, awkwardness, or simply uncanny details. If you don't have the skills to identify such imperfections, you probably shouldn't use it for those tasks.