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Comment Re:fraidy cats (Score 1) 28

The problem with fair use law is that it is not very settled, and every case is a bit of a wildcard for both parties. We don't know if they assessed their chances of winning at 80% but the cost of time & money to litigate as too much of a burden. We also don't know what was offered in the settlement.

Comment For amusement purposes only (Score 1) 110

Why would anyone rely on this for transportation?

"Only in areas it considered the safest [...] plans to avoid bad weather, difficult intersections, and will not carry anyone below the age of 18."

"Riders may not always be delivered to their intended destinations or may experience inconveniences, interruptions, or discomfort related to the Robotaxi ..."

At best a novelty and probably closed down within months as they get up to legal status.

Comment Re: Waymo has delivered (Score 1) 39

You know who I don't trust and have zero confidence in long term? Big corporations who start out with the motto "don't be evil" and then slowly roll that back and fade it into the bushes Homer Simpson style while they enshittify every single one of their products. You know whose driving I trust? My own. You know whose driving I don't trust? Everyone else on the road. Of course every driver probably feels the same way. :) At least I know an autonomous vehicle is not distracted by their mobile phone. There is that.

Comment Activation Lock bypass? (Score 1) 8

Not a lot of details about this out there, but I do wonder if it can be used to bypass activation lock on an ipad. I have a friend's iPad 8 that belonged to his dead brother, and he can't access the contents. He said he wanted to try to get in without wiping first. There are all sorts of dodgy Chinese software tools that show up when you look in search engines. I suggested making an appointment at the Apple Store and showing up with the death certificate, but he offered to let me try my hand at getting in. So I stepped up to the challenge. Given this exploit requires physical access, seems plausible that it may do the job. Typically, now that it has been patched, more details will trickle out and maybe even a working exploit. If anyone knows of a working method or tool, as of today, please post in response.

Comment Re: More useless "AI" features (Score 1) 17

You're wrong to say it can't be done well without LLM. Techniques like logging and tools like metadata have existed for many many years to address these issues, alongside roles as assistant editors. What this does is allow tight turnaround productions like reality TV to move faster with fewer assistants. You may find that socially beneficial. I'm not sure that I do.

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