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Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Maybe controversial.

Free expression. Human rights. Anime fan. Liberal.

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2024-04-29 10:15:51

Someone said that opting their data out of something like ChatGPT after the fact might lead to resource intensive retraining.
Keep in mind though that that particular model likely has to be retrained every now and then to stay current anyway.

2024-04-06 07:20:25

@npub1kpw…xzz4 The tickers on the posts have vanished.
For instance, under the username on a post, there might have been a yellow bar containing a picture of a green concoction in a test tube next to the name qoto.org

2023-11-05 00:29:24

It's really embarrassing to see these "it's going to become sentient!" or "we're all going to die!" takes from a futurist site in regards to "AI".

2023-09-20 07:58:50

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@npub15zu…s7lx I think with this bill, that was kind of obvious political babble.
What matters is the *text* of the bill, especially their insistence in keeping particular text in the bill (which really says a lot), not what an official says (they have a long history of playing down practical implications of bills, and playing up theoretical benefits).
Even if they don't use it, they could *threaten* to use it.
Also, a requirement for someone to write a "report" justifying it's use is useless, if they can just put one of their friends in the role.
Also, this bill looks like a train-wreck. It conjures up corpses of decrepit obscenity laws and other arcane parts of Britain's legal system. It also invokes vague language which will chill free expression.
A structure like this is probably also uniquely amenable to moral panic, especially with how vague the language is. Even if it's a relatively neutral official, who is to say they won't panic over something.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/nov/19/paul-dacre-pulls-out-of-running-next-ofcom-chair
At one point, they considered putting the editor of the most right wing populist paper in Britain in-charge of the "regulator".

2023-08-16 04:14:08

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@npub1nlt…t44t Which archer?

2023-08-13 22:54:51

Apparently, if you skip past the ... in the home feed, and change your mind to go to the ... (which is now missing), then the missing middle posts won't appear, even if you refresh.
@npub1kpw…xzz4

2023-08-05 04:42:33

@npub15zu…s7lx https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/03/florida-bans-ap-psychology-class/
Since you seem interested in this, for more Floridian stupidity, the education board has effectively banned the AP Psychology course in schools, because it contains elements pertaining to gender and sexual orientation.
It just gets worse.

2023-08-04 19:23:39

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@npub15zu…s7lx https://reason.com/2023/06/27/ron-desantis-border-plan-invade-mexico-shoot-drug-smugglers-end-birthright-citizenship/ He's pretty bad.

2023-08-04 09:35:54

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@npub15zu…s7lx Hmm... I think diffusion models have positive uses (including therapeutic or recreational ones, although the anti-sex leaning of Utah based OpenAI has a negative impact there).
It is unfortunate that some people choose to do evil (as in that article) with it.

2023-07-11 23:11:57

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@npub1kpw…xzz4 To give you an idea of how populist he is:
He went on about how he'd shoot drug smugglers on the border.
He went on about how he'd blockade Mexico with the navy to "stop the flow of drugs".
He went on about abolishing unanimous juries to administer the death penalty.
He wants to expand use of the death penalty outside of murder.
Censorship of books in libraries.
Censorship of views in higher education.
He talks big about all that tough on crime stuff.
Lots of talk about the border and "finishing the wall".

2023-05-28 04:54:08

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@npub1kpw…xzz4 There are guns in the Netherlands?