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gerikson
joined 2 years ago
I just got a hit of esprit d'escalier, and wished I'd replied to this
But the road to Hackers News is paved with good intentions.
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So too is the road to Roko's Basilisk.
as an amuse bouche for the horrors that will follow this year, please enjoy this lobste.rs reaching the melting down end stage after going full Karen at someone who agrees with a submitted post saying LLMs are a dead end when it comes to AI.
https://lobste.rs/s/lgqwje/does_current_ai_represent_dead_end#c_tefto4
Thankfully, accusing someone of being a crapto promoter is seen as an attack that is beyond the pale.
Highlights from the rest of the thread include bemoaning the lack of a downvote button for registering disapproval:
https://lobste.rs/s/lgqwje/does_current_ai_represent_dead_end#c_ft9mpj
unilaterally deciding to reply multiple times to one comment, neccesitating them to add a meta comment with hyperlinks
https://lobste.rs/s/lgqwje/does_current_ai_represent_dead_end#c_jjk5ei
And of course is a MoreWronger (moroner?)
If you stick around and do a bunch of research you will end up better informed and much unhappier.
Tech really can't see begging for more money from VC's as nothing short of a revolution, rolls eyes.
I stopped reading Gruber years ago to preserve my blood pressure, but this particular piece is not that bad. In particular the Netscape analogy rang true.
The US healthcare system needs to be fixed, and probably others as well.
Synthesizing your own meds is not the fix.
It is, at best, a band-aid. Having transpersons and pregnant women reliant on international drug networks (becuse realistically those are the orgs that are gonna step into this void if needed) is not a good outcome.
Well there's only $150B to go for OpenAi then
also on my fav book torrent tracker - even has an audiobook version!
whoah that looks interesting, how can I access it (semi-)legally?
I recognize everyone except Leopold. Increase my suffering by telling me who it is.