Comment So sad to see (Score 0) 119
Amazing new tech does amazing things
All of the headlines and discussion are about "stealing" work
Comment It seems to be a bizarre competition (Score 4, Insightful) 72
...where people come up with increasingly absurd ways to misuse AI tech.
The proper use for AI is in science and engineering.
Comment Once again, for the clueless (Score 5, Insightful) 90
There are only two choices, strong security or weak security.
It's impossible to have security that's strong against the bad guys and weak against the good guys.
It's impossible to precisely define who the good guys are and to guarantee that they will always be good.
It's impossible to stop the bad guys from corrupting or threatening the good guys.
Comment Monopolists want.. (Score 1) 94
..the competition to slow down while they accelerate in secret
Comment Pay attention to the timing (Score 1) 121
An election is coming and Democrats are becoming increasingly anti-AI.
At the same time, billions are at stake as the tech develops. Monopolists are using every dirty trick in the book to scare people with the claim: "only we can ensure safety"
Shadowy organizations are paying influencers to spread doomer nonsense for political purposes.
Comment None of the studies matter (Score 5, Insightful) 113
It's impossible to convince a person that a true fact is true if their fame, fortune or social status depend on it being false.
Powerful people whose fortune depends on fossil fuels will never stop fighting to preserve their wealth.
As they become increasingly threatened their response will become increasingly brutal.
They will destroy everything before admitting fossil fuel is bad.
Comment This is a good thing (Score 1) 63
The new AI tools are making it easier to find problems
Comment I remember watching the first one (Score 1) 206
...on the first night it was shown
I knew nothing about it, it was totally new.
I only had one question
Why wasn't Spock captain?
Kirk seemed inferior.
Comment This is a good thing (Score 2) 33
Those who master the new tools will do better than those who don't
Comment As expected (Score 1) 70
Early attempts always suck
The question is, will any of it ever be good?
My guess is that it might be possible, but it won't be easy.
Comment It's all about navigation, not politics (Score 5, Insightful) 274
Mercator projection is not some colonial conspiracy aimed at diminishing the importance of some continents but a conformal map preserving angles, which was a cartographic breakthrough immensely simplifying navigation by following rhumb lines (paths of constant compass bearing).
Comment Little by little (Score 4, Interesting) 500
US politicians are restricting our access to the best tech in the world.
At the same time, they are cutting research funding and penalizing colleges for their political opinions.
Far too many people are anti-vax, anti-AI and anti science.
The future looks bleak.
Comment It's the final round of... (Score 4, Funny) 34
...the competition for worst company in tech
In this corner, Apple
In this corner, Broadcom
Comment "leave the world better than we found it"? (Score 5, Insightful) 93
...by promoting a fashion-based culture of disposable products and fighting every attempt to repair old devices and keep them working?
By constantly making hardware incompatible every few years?
Comment Desktop as a Service? (Score 1) 15
WTF?
Will the madness ever end?
