Comment Repeat after me... (Score 2, Interesting) 41
Speed Cameras Suck!
Mightily!
They should be opposed anywhere they are used, with or without Russian backdoors
Speed Cameras Suck!
Mightily!
They should be opposed anywhere they are used, with or without Russian backdoors
If it's very easy to properly dispose of something, it will be disposed properly.
If it requires driving across town, when the recycling facility is open, waiting in line, filling out a form and paying a fee, proper recycling will be rare
We don't know.
It might help a bit.
It might revolutionize math.
It might help invent a radically different kind of math that answers very difficult questions in physics and engineering.
It might hit a wall.
The wrong way to look at it is like a labor union boss who criticizes it because it might affect employment of mathematicians.
A warrant would be required for every use.
The control console would be in the courthouse, not the police station.
Every use would be monitored by an officer of the court.
Every use would be logged and entered into the public record.
It's OK to use tools, but tool users should be honest about the tools they use.
Woodworkers have no problem with this. There is skill in using a tool like a wood lathe, and craftspeople proudly show their work.
The problem with AI is untalented people using the tool to defraud publishers.
I suspect that as the tool becomes more common, there will be an unmistakable difference between AI work made by a talented tool user and low effort slop.
Require a warrant to use them.
Don't have the control console in the police department, have it in the courthouse and have an officer of the court present to supervise its use
Immature tech is exaggerated by overoptimistic pundits and hypemongers in order to attract investment.
Genuine progress is being made, and the tech continues to improve.
But it's not just the tech. People need to figure out how to use it effectively.
This takes time.
...it seems to be even more absurd than the last one.
From the Metaverse to fake AI friends and facial recognition glasses that record dinner parties, every idea seems worse than useless.
They are all awful, with great potential for abuse.
Run away
But first, back up your data
Those who love to learn and eagerly and diligently study subjects they have talent for. These students mostly don't need grades, as the have an internal assessment of their progress.
Other students see a diploma as a golden ticket to wealth. They don't care about hard work or learning, all they care about is the diploma. They slouch through college, putting in minimum effort, socializing, binge drinking and cheating on exams. They treat grades as just another part of the game and use every trick they can to cheat. Sometimes these students have influential parents who pressure the college to make things easier for their kids.
Grades and tests are a very imperfect measure of performance.
It works well for me.
Almost all of the answers it gives are correct and useful.
I use it for engineering questions.
My wife uses it to find recipe tricks.
She is already an excellent cook, and gemini gives her the small extra help that improves her cooking.
AI generated "music" has only one purpose, to defraud publishers.
If someone wants to make it for personal fun, like playing a video game, fine, have a good time,
But nobody wants to listen to or pay for your slop.
After years of attempts to make music with DAWs and samplers, I have come to the conclusion that:
Real music is made by musicians playing live.
Local control is good
The cloud is a trap
Hopefully, affordable hardware will be available in the future and the need to use the cloud will diminish
... if the software you need doesn't run on other platforms.
While it's true that most of the stuff the general public does can be done on any OS, there is LOTS of very useful, often very expensive, software that only runs on one OS. There are scientific instruments, lab equipment and machine tools that still run on DOS. The software will never be updated, but the machines are still useful.
Of course, the word "never" may be wrong if AI can reverse engineer the old code and port it to a modern OS.
If the police were 100% trustworthy and the tech was used ONLY for the most serious crimes, I would be a supporter.
Sadly, neither condition is true.
If you don't have time to do it right, where are you going to find the time to do it over?