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Comment on Andor discussion thread in ~tv
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Comment on The era of the business idiot in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentIt seems strange, then, that they're happy burning billions when they could be making a profit instead. I'm not a business genius, but surely if they could be making money off of it, they would be.It seems strange, then, that they're happy burning billions when they could be making a profit instead. I'm not a business genius, but surely if they could be making money off of it, they would be.
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Comment on The era of the business idiot in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentSure! I believe that's probably true of a lot of people, and that is nowhere near the type of money they'll need to be profitable.Sure! I believe that's probably true of a lot of people, and that is nowhere near the type of money they'll need to be profitable.
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Comment on The era of the business idiot in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentI'll be surprised. The amount of money and resources they're burning through (losing billions of dollars even on the highest-paying tier of paying users) makes me extremely skeptical of that. This...I'll be surprised. The amount of money and resources they're burning through (losing billions of dollars even on the highest-paying tier of paying users) makes me extremely skeptical of that. This is a company that has never ever made money selling a technology that has never ever made money, in an order of magnitude that is astonishing.
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Comment on The era of the business idiot in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentI don't think so? How many of those things would you be willing to pay enough for that these companies aren't burning billions of dollars subsidizing free use?I don't think so? How many of those things would you be willing to pay enough for that these companies aren't burning billions of dollars subsidizing free use?
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Comment on The era of the business idiot in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentI'm glad you enjoyed your time with it, and those things sounds neat, but making shitty code and taking a long time to make speaking rotations doesn't exactly sound like a sustainable business if...I'm glad you enjoyed your time with it, and those things sounds neat, but making shitty code and taking a long time to make speaking rotations doesn't exactly sound like a sustainable business if it costs however many billions of dollars to run.
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Comment on I don’t care whether you use ChatGPT to write in ~tech
FaceLoran (edited )Link ParentWriting exists as a form of communication, which is when one person gives information to others. I have no interest in the 'information' created by LLMs. In the case that we're worried about...CommunicationWriting exists as a form of communication, which is when one person gives information to others. I have no interest in the 'information' created by LLMs.In the case that we're worried about quality, I don't care if it's really good - it doesn't mean anything because no one put any meaning in it.
In the case where we're not worried about quality, then it wouldn't be very hard for a human to simply make whatever it is.
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Comment on Will the humanities survive artificial intelligence? in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentI have been told that new technology is inevitable many times. It's why I put all my money on the blockchain and live in facebook's virtual world with all my NFTs hanging on the wall. Even if the...I have been told that new technology is inevitable many times. It's why I put all my money on the blockchain and live in facebook's virtual world with all my NFTs hanging on the wall. Even if the LLM ship has 'sailed,' the thing about ships is that someone steers them. The only reason we would continue to use LLMs is if we all choose to do that. We might well do that, but that is a choice we will or won't make, not some sort of technological inevitability.
It would be significantly easier to make a system where kids can't cheat than it would to incorporate the lying machine into education.
If you agree with the point that LLMs are not designed to be correct or to provide accurate information, I can't fathom how you would imagine that it would have any place in education, which is about providing accurate information to people.
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Comment on Will the humanities survive artificial intelligence? in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentIf LLMs were accurate or reliable, they may be useful in the way you suggest. They are not designed to be either of those things, though.If LLMs were accurate or reliable, they may be useful in the way you suggest. They are not designed to be either of those things, though.
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Comment on I don’t care whether you use ChatGPT to write in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentYou are absolutely correct. I am dismissing AI-written material entirely. Why should I read something that nobody wrote?You are absolutely correct. I am dismissing AI-written material entirely. Why should I read something that nobody wrote?
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Comment on New ESPN streaming service to cost $29.99 per month or $299.99 per year, limited options and bundles available in ~sports
FaceLoran LinkI don't know how this works since I'm paying like $30 for Sling, which includes all the ESPNs?I don't know how this works since I'm paying like $30 for Sling, which includes all the ESPNs?
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Comment on Why the video games industry is struggling to stay profitable in ~games
FaceLoran Link ParentI mean, they do like high fidelity graphics, but Mario is one of the best selling games all the time. And it looks great! But it's not what you think of when you're talking about high fidelity...I mean, they do like high fidelity graphics, but Mario is one of the best selling games all the time. And it looks great! But it's not what you think of when you're talking about high fidelity graphics.
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Comment on Will the humanities survive artificial intelligence? in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentBecause it is utterly and completely incompatible with education. It is an anti-education device. There is no educational use for an LLM.Because it is utterly and completely incompatible with education. It is an anti-education device. There is no educational use for an LLM.
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Comment on I don’t care whether you use ChatGPT to write in ~tech
FaceLoran LinkI'm not going to bother to take time to read something that nobody took the time to write.- Exemplary
I'm not going to bother to take time to read something that nobody took the time to write.
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Comment on Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters in ~transport
FaceLoran Link ParentThere's no reason not to call a spade a spade. Putting yourself intentionally in the "center" of an issue isn't reasonable, it just makes you vulnerable to bad actors who like to drag the 'center'...There's no reason not to call a spade a spade. Putting yourself intentionally in the "center" of an issue isn't reasonable, it just makes you vulnerable to bad actors who like to drag the 'center' wherever they please. Big corporation have a singular purpose: to make money. If they 'solve problems' it is entirely incidental to whatever they're trying to do.
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Comment on Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters in ~transport
FaceLoran Link ParentI cannot imagine any future owned by the Uber and its ilk to be awesome.I cannot imagine any future owned by the Uber and its ilk to be awesome.
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Comment on Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters in ~transport
FaceLoran Link ParentActing like these giant corporations are just little guys trying to solve problems (and not the behemoths that pay a lot of money to create said problems and artificially price out competitors) is...Acting like these giant corporations are just little guys trying to solve problems (and not the behemoths that pay a lot of money to create said problems and artificially price out competitors) is an extremely credulous position to take.
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Comment on They don’t read very well: A study of the reading comprehension skills of English majors at two midwestern universities in ~humanities.languages
FaceLoran Link ParentSure, but that's also the trap! The people who don't want public school to exist take as much money away from it and make it as bad as possible, and then point to alternatives. I completely...Sure, but that's also the trap! The people who don't want public school to exist take as much money away from it and make it as bad as possible, and then point to alternatives. I completely understand an individual parent putting their kid in a better school - I would do it myself if I needed to, and I'm a public school teacher. But it's infuriating that conservatives have so successfully executed their destruction of the public space.
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Comment on They don’t read very well: A study of the reading comprehension skills of English majors at two midwestern universities in ~humanities.languages
FaceLoran Link ParentI suppose you can be technically correct about "schools failing them," and of course there are always ways for schools to improve, but this is a societal issue. When students come into my...I suppose you can be technically correct about "schools failing them," and of course there are always ways for schools to improve, but this is a societal issue. When students come into my classroom and do not care an ounce, there's nothing I or the school can do about it. If a kid does not want to learn and the people at home don't make them, that's the whole ball game. I get that schools are the last remaining public service in America, but we can't force anybody to learn anything.
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Comment on What's a game that you feel like you missed out on? in ~games
FaceLoran LinkStar Wars Galaxies Missed it by a couple of years, sadly. If there was ever an MMO I was going to enjoy, it was Galaxies. Living life and going on adventures in Star Wars? All the stories I've...Star Wars Galaxies
Missed it by a couple of years, sadly. If there was ever an MMO I was going to enjoy, it was Galaxies. Living life and going on adventures in Star Wars? All the stories I've heard from folks who played it in its heyday make me regret not having an internet computer at the time.
As a life-long Star Wars fan, it's the greatest TV show ever made. Right up there with the first season of Westworld.
Every actor is 10/10, the writing is phenomenal, and the world building is just a joy to see. I don't think we'll ever get anything approaching this quality in Disney's Star Wars again, and I'm just thrilled it happened at all.
(Exception: Alexander Freed's Star Wars books! If you like Andor and want more of that kind of Star Wars, Alphabet Squad and Mask of Fear are both really good and scratch a similar itch!)