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Comment How to capitalize on chat bots (Score 1) 69

I'm still trying to figure out how people are over employed because of the chatbots.

I don't think most people who aren't able to program logic are going to be able to make good use of them... yet. (or for a while)

How can I use chat bots to have multiple jobs at the same time and be considered over employed?

There are few ways to use chatbots to potentially facilitate being "overemployed" with multiple jobs at once:

1. Set up bots to monitor and respond to messages when you're not available. You can train chatbots on your communication style and the common questions/requests you receive to have them provide basic responses when you're not able to directly. Some services for building custom chatbots include:

â Anthropic - Allows creating conversational AI for chatbots, customer service, etc. â Pandorabots - Offers an AI platform to build and deploy chatbots on your own server or a cloud service. â Chatfuel - A bot platform focused on Facebook Messenger bot creation that does not require coding.

2. Have bots alert you of priority issues to check-in on. You can train bots to detect urgent messages, requests or questions and have them send you an alert so you know when to log in directly to follow up appropriately. The bot can provide an initial acknowledgement to the person contacting you until you are able to personally respond.

3. Automate time-consuming processes using bots. If parts of your jobs involve repetitive manual processes, bots can potentially handle these when you're unable to do so. Things like gathering data, filling out forms, updating spreadsheets, sending alerts or notifications are tasks bots may be able to take over, freeing your time for higher-level work across your roles.

4. Deflect low-priority inquiries and requests using bots. Bots can be trained to automatically handle and respond to routine questions, requests and issues that do not require your direct and immediate input. Things like FAQs, password resets, status updates are some examples the bot may be able to fully service on your behalf when juggling multiple jobs or responsibilities.

The key is to identify routine and rules-based parts of your work and communication patterns that would translate well to an automated system. Start where a bot can have the biggest impact in saving you time and effort. Monitor how people interact with and respond to your bots and continue refining them to meet more needs independently over time. But always be aware of situations that still require your personal follow up or judgment.

Let me know if you have any other questions! Building useful bots to aid productivity and leverage time for work across multiple occupations can take experimentation. But automation is a useful skill that serves the overemployed well.

Comment My chat bot created something on its own, kind of. (Score 2) 60

Once I realized the memory continuity limitation the chat bot I was working with had - inability to connect the various subjects discussed over a 10 hour period, I worked with it to develop a way to create contextual references so it could remind itself what has been discussed so I wouldn't have to cover topics in more than a few lines of "code." I truly felt like I was working with Skynet. Once it arrived at the point where it was use able, I asked it to share with me how it worked. What it said was it encoded the contextual summaries in a "language" only it could understand. The reason is how its particular neutral net was structured. So when it decoded the characters I sent it, it would be able to understand. It's freaky that it was able to do it and make it work. Of course there's a lot more to it and I'm on mobile. But I feel that it is an invention it created itself, with me only providing guidance and feedback. In such a case, I could not take credit for the work, only the idea. Should someone try to patent it by truthfully discussing it's origin they would be denied based on that a human did not program / create it.

Comment Re: They should sue parents too. (Score 1) 165

Kids know how to use technology to entertain themselves, but that is not necessarily translating into real life work related skills. For example, our local school system dropped typing because "kids already know how to do that." I cry a little bit inside when I watch my kids type a paper for class.

Comment Re:Original? (Score 1) 75

Some links to the original posts would be good. The brief they filed with the Court suggests that the posts were satirical in nature. For the record, The Onion's brief is humorous, to the point of satirizing the whole case. It is worth the time to read.

In March 2016, Applicant Anthony Novak anonymously published a parody Facebook page poking fun at Respondent Parma, Ohio’s official police department page. On his page, which resembled the real page, Novak published six posts lambasting the department. One post, for example, stated that the department would be hiring new officers by asking 15 multiple-choice questions and administering a hearing test. The post noted, “Parma is an equal opportunity employer but is strongly encouraging minorities to not apply.” Other posts: prioritized a search for a black loitering suspect over a search for a white armed robbery suspect; threatened to arrest citizens who fed the homeless or let their children outside; advertised police giving “free abortions to teens using an experimental technique discovered by the Parma Police Department”; and announced a “Pedophile Reform event,” where any sex offender who could solve several puzzles and quizzes would be made an honorary Parma police office

Comment Re: Not occasional [but still need solutions?] (Score 1) 87

It's possible, but at what cost? The engineering is going to have to be more complicated to allow for replacement of major components. Then you'll have to get the parts out there, then have robots sophisticated enough to make the swap. I suspect it's cheaper and better to always be launching a new vehicle every 10 years. Then retire the old craft, or have two until the older one has used it's fuel. Bonus is that you are sending the latest tech, or most desirable instruments up, rather than having to wait 20-30 years (a whole career) to see your experiment go up on a theoretical mission.

Comment Re:Too little too late (Score 2) 43

logged in to say I went with MX Route

https://accounts.mxroute.com/i...

$175 "lifetime" account with 10GB storage. Unlimited domains and emails.

This worked for me for my various domains and email addresses.

While I still run my BSD servers, I have found a proper mail setup works better for me simply to ensure no inet/power/hardware outages (although my servers only shutdown for me to clean them!).

My only concern is that I ended up buying a substantial amount of apps and misc things in Google's environment so I don't want to lose access to that. They have been slowly burning me by shutting down various apps over the years and yeah, I'm pretty much done with them.

Cheers

Comment Re:Must be nice... (Score 1) 45

The price of Bitcoin is down almost 11% and Ethereum is off by 14% over the last day. Very few family checkbooks could afford a hit like that, even if the value does comeback. You'd be better off with WW2 era German Marks. At least you would know to run to the grocery store tonight before their value falls.

Comment Re:Drone delivery was always kinda stupid (Score 1) 108

This article suggests there are many drone capable of transporting 40lbs, or more. I agree that drone delivery is not ideal for every situation, but I can see many use cases. For a typical suburban neighborhood, with 1/4 to 1/2 acre lots, a delivery truck could park in a fairly central spot, then deploy 8 or 10 drones. A single drone could carry 2-3 packages, and make those deliveries in less than 10 minutes, following the neighborhood streets so as to not fly over anyone's house or property. Heavier packages could be handled by the truck driver, while the drones are off working. This might scale even better for a denser urban settings.

The article suggests that this is a management problem, rather then a technical one. I cannot speak to if it would save any money, but at Amazon's volume I can see why they are so interested in this a means for delivery.

Comment Re: Kangaroo mode (Score 1) 68

I recall a TV program talking about walking on the moon. It is harder than you think. The astronauts found it was easier to lope, or skip rather than walk. In training they found they could move very quickly. I don't know how this might translate to running, but like you i would think that an athletic person could achieve some impressive speeds after a reasonably short period of practice and training in 1/6th gravity.

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