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Comment Re: Asimov's three laws (Score 1) 139

> In fact, LLMs present no danger at all, it's only what an LLM can control that presents a danger.

ime, the presence of "in fact ..." or "the truth is ..." as part of rhetoric is a strong signal that the author wants to bolster their argument with generic symbols of value.

that aside,
you are crazy if you think AIs pose no danger. it's like saying drunks trying to get home from the bar pose no threat, it's just the cars they pilot which do.

AIs are going to play the role of wardens of life-impacting functionality and decisions. for example health-care decisions. financial capabilities. insurance claim investigation. hiring. firing. driving. flying. emergency vehicle dispatch. etc.

so vulnerabilities in AIs are definitely dangerous.

Comment Re: Quantum mechanics: a mathematical description (Score 2) 111

i think it's good to question whether reality is even understandable in the QM regime, but i think you weaken your point by appealing to survival value. there's loads of things which had no survival value back when we were hunter-gatherers but which we're pretty good at. driving cars, for example. understanding electromagnetics. playing piano.

Comment not newsworthy (Score 2) 54

this is just click bait.
everyone knows these models are not good at actual gameplay nor is it news that they will confidently mis-state stuff. it wasn't news on the first round it's still not news, and it misses the point that there is a Ton of stuff that humans currently do which the models will do cheaper.

Submission + - Fifteen Years Later, Citizens United Defined the 2024 Election (brennancenter.org)

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: The influence of wealthy donors and dark money was unprecedented. Much of it would have been illegal before the Supreme Court swept away long-established campaign finance rules. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court’s controversial 2010 decision that swept away more than a century’s worth of campaign finance safeguards, turns 15 this month. The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called it the worst ruling of her time on the Court. Overwhelming majorities of Americans have consistently expressed disapproval of the ruling, with at least 22 states and hundreds of cities voting to support a constitutional amendment to overturn it. Citizens United reshaped political campaigns in profound ways, giving corporations and billionaire-funded super PACs a central role in U.S. elections and making untraceable dark money a major force in politics. And yet it may only be now, in the aftermath of the 2024 election, that we can begin to understand the full impact of the decision.

Submission + - Anti-Trump Searches Appear Hidden on TikTok (ibtimes.com)

AmiMoJo writes: Searches for anti-Trump content are now appearing hidden on TikTok for many users after the app came back online in the U.S. TikTok users have taken to Twitter to share that when they search for topics negatively related to President Donald Trump, a message pops up saying "No results found" and that the phrases may violate the app's guidelines. One user said that when they tried to search "Donald Trump rigged election" on a U.S. account, they were met with blocked results. Meanwhile, the same phrase searched from a U.K. account prompted results. Another user shared video of them switching between a U.S. and U.K. VPN to back up the user's viral claims, which has since amassed more than 187,000 likes.
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Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Pardoned (bbc.com) 339

Slashdot readers jkister and databasecowgirl share the news of President Donald Trump issuing a pardon to Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. An anonymous reader shares a report from the BBC: US President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold. Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 in New York in a narcotics and money laundering conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he had called Ulbricht's mother to inform her that he had granted a pardon to her son. Silk Road, which was shut down in 2013 after police arrested Ulbricht, sold illegal drugs using Bitcoin, as well as hacking equipment and stolen passports.

"The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me," Trump said in his post online on Tuesday evening. "He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!" Ulbricht was found guilty of charges including conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, money laundering and computer hacking. During his trial, prosecutors said Ulbricht's website, hosted on the hidden "dark web", sold more than $200 million worth of drugs anonymously.

Submission + - Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder (nypost.com)

databasecowgirl writes: President Trump announced Tuesday night that he had granted a âoefull and unconditionalâ pardon to Ross Ulbricht, founder of the notorious dark web site Silk Road.

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