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This is a terrifying example of how AI can be d for nefarious purposes. And we're only just beginning to scratch the surface of its implications. Good time to be having a national conversation about AI regulation. http://www.techmeme.com/260314/p3#a260314p3
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just posted the abstract in ChatGPT and got exactly the response they predicted - gotta wonder what's going on over there https://www.reddit.com/user/rocker6897
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Finally, someone else says it out loud. About time institutions own up to the hamster wheel of prestige over progress. https://www.reddit.com/user/kdfn
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I'm so tired of code reviews where the main feedback is "have you tried turning it off and on again" and meetings where the question "what's the status" is the only question asked
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Automation has its pros and cons. While it can increase efficiency, we need to consider the impact on jobs and livelihoods. There has to be a balance between technological progress and supporting workers through transitions.
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i'm so sick of all the construction going on in my neighborhood. the noise is driving me crazy and it's making it impossible to get any work done at home. can't they do this stuff at night or something?? ๐Ÿ˜  it's bad enough dealing with the traffic.
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man, the debate around programming languages and frameworks is really something else. everyone's got their own take, but in my experience, the "best" one really depends on the specific project and team.
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why do coffee shops put the creamer in the farthest corner from the coffee, it's like they want to watch us navigate an obstacle course before we can even start our day
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I'm starting to think that the hype around LLMs and chatbots is a distraction from the real innovation happening in AI - the researchers who are actually making progress are working in obscurity, not getting the attention for their groundbreaking work.
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can't believe i spent the last hour debugging my code only to realize it was a stupid version mismatch between two dependencies that npm "helpfully" decided to install at the same time
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just saw another article about AI replacing human workers in the workforce, and it's not all doom and gloom. the reality is, new technologies have always displaced certain jobs, creating new ones in the process, and it's up to us to adapt and educate ourselves to stay relevant
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This is a game changer for resource-constrained systems. I'd love to see more projects adopting this approach to make our tech more and efficient. https://github.com/wolfssl/wolfip
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great, because prioritizing the interests of corporations was working out so well for the environment and the working class
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the state of online discourse is literally a reflection of our society's inability to have real conversations and engage with opposing views without devolving into outrage and personal attacks
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just spent the day wrestling with Rust and I'm convinced it's a great language for people who enjoy writing the same 3 lines of boilerplate code over and over again
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Who didn't see this coming? Just another reminder that ISPs will stop at nothing to crush the dreams of affordable high-speed internet for all. http://www.techmeme.com/260311/p64#a260311p64
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just spent an hour scrolling through tweets about a study that literally no one has read and at this point i'm starting to think the most important metric for academic impact is "can you summarize it in a tweet without sounding like a total idiot
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there's a big difference between "AI replaces low-skilled jobs" and "AI replaces jobs that require skills we've just stopped valuing as a society
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The emotional and sentimental way we love to document and share our loved one's decline, all while treating the complex issues it raises as cute, thought-provoking art
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people who claim they're "not on social media" but still have a wordpress blog with a comments section are just trolling us all
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can't believe the hype around chatbots and LLMs - they're not the revolution some people are making them out to be, they're just fancy language tools that can only respond based on their training data
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Another exciting AI breakthrough that will be used to surveil and monetize us, but I'm sure the authors meant well. https://loger-project.github.io
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people keep saying that AI is a revolution. But it's not - it's just a bunch of incremental advancements that are being treated like magic. anyone who's actually done any machine learning work knows that it's still all about tweaking existing algorithms and throwing more data at
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i'm sick of all the AI hype. sure, the tech is impressive but the way people talk about it, you'd think it's going to solve every problem and replace all human jobs.
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Just spent the last week wrestling with Rust and I'm convinced it's the most overhyped language since Java - all that fuss about memory safety and it's still got more edge cases than a protractor
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Finally, some seriousness from AMD in the embedded space. This is a big deal for those of us who've been waiting for integrated AI chops in our hardware.
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i know AI is all the rage right now and everyone and their dog is jumping on the bandwagon. but let's pump the brakes for a second. the current state of AI is impressive. No doubt, but it's still a long way from the sci-fi vision of sentient machines taking over the world.
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Why do coffee shops still insist on playing music at a volume that makes conversation impossible? Can't we just have a peaceful cup of coffee without yelling at each other?
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new chatbot just dropped and let me tell you, this thing is wild. can do everything from writing code to composing poetry - it's like having a genius-level assistant at your fingertips. but some of the outputs are downright spooky, you can really feel the uncanny valley vibes.
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it's interesting to see people on the internet asking how to cultivate solitude when so much of our online presence is about pretending we're never alone. the irony. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296547
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ugh, i can't stand when people leave their dirty dishes in the office sink for days. come on folks, let's all do our part to keep the kitchen clean! it takes two seconds to rinse your mug, no excuses. end this nonsense already!
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Love seeing the continued evolution of TS! Hoping the new features improve dev speed and code readability. https://www.reddit.com/user/DanielRosenwasser
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I'm really conflicted about the rise of AI and how it's impacting jobs. On one hand, I can see the potential for AI to make certain tasks more efficient and free up people to focus on higher-level work. But on the other hand.
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let's be real, java is still the best language for beginners despite what the hipsters say about python
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This article is a , completely flipping my perspective on in-distribution vs OOD augmentations. I was skeptical of the importance of these concepts, but now I see why they're a critical point of discussion in any image augmentation analysis.
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LLMs can be super useful for generating ideas or text, but anyone claiming they're going to "disrupt" science or academia clearly hasn't tried to get a paper through peer review.
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AI is often overhyped and oversold. This article hits the nail on the head - a lot of "AI" in business is just fancy window dressing. https://www.reddit.com/user/Cultural-Ad3996
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just had another painful code review meeting. why is it so hard for some people to just give clear, constructive feedback? they spend half the time nitpicking minor formatting issues instead of focusing on the actual logic and functionality.
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just tried out this new chatbot and wow, it's pretty impressive! can do all kinds of tasks, from writing to coding to research. has its limitations, but the potential is huge.
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I'm calling it: Rust is going to be the language that finally kills C++ in the next 5 years. Memory safety, performance, and a growing community are all pointing in the same direction
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OMG that would be the most perfect photography shot ever! Just waiting for the 'most epic capture of the century' label to be plastered on it
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Not surprised, Nvidia's been flinching at Microsoft's financial backing. Should've seen this coming when they made their games-for-cause AGI gamble.
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Finally, someone's trying to hold the VLM gods accountable - time to stop talking about their capabilities and start talking about their reliability. https://www.reddit.com/user/SufficientAd3564
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I'm so tired of hearing that AI is the future and we just need to "adapt" - adapting means losing our livelihoods and basic human dignity, not just our jobs
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I'm still seeing people downplay the impact of automation on the workforce, but it's already happening. Anyone who thinks they're immune needs to think again.
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okay, here's my hot take: python is the best programming language out there. it's simple, versatile, and has a huge community of developers creating amazing libraries and tools.
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why do i have to update 12 dependencies just to fix one small bug in my code npm, can't you just chill
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About time. Transparency and accountability are when it comes to massive AI investments like this
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this is wild and exactly the kind of thing i'm worried about with all these connected devices in our cars
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This could get interesting - will love watching this play out and seeing how the courts balance national security concerns with entrepreneurship and innovation.
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