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Comment Re: Well you see, the difference here (Score 1) 24

It's actually very possible as a price. The most logical way to build a chatbot on a budget is to start with one of the open source training models, then add your own training building on top of it. There are some problems with this approach, but it also is an approach that works, and will get you there at a lower price.

Comment Re:Credit scores are not what you think they are (Score 1, Informative) 81

Basing a person's credit score on credit usage rather than payment history is part of the system's bullshit.

Sort of, but lenders aren't looking for people who have good financial sense.

Lenders are looking for people who will borrow a lot of money, then continue paying on that loan. Which is not the same thing as having financial sense.

Comment Re:It's great at solving small hard problems. (Score 1) 64

At the ICPC there are usually several programmers who are quite good. Quick, efficient, and effective. Harvey Mudd university in particular had a system that produced very good programmers, even though it's a university most people haven't heard of.

There are books to teach about how to gain the skills, but I think an important part is to practice programming a LOT. If I were designing a CS curriculum today, I would have students write a program every day (every weekday).

Comment Re:Impressive. (Score 2) 64

The question there is then, how did the computer know which answer is correct? Did a human create a test dataset? Because the sample data in the problem description is not enough to get the right answer. That is, you can write a program that perfectly solves the sample data but doesn't actually solve the problem.

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