AI is in the hype section of the emerging technology curve. A lot of good will come out of AI once we calm down and stop losing our damn minds.
It won’t be just cheap GPUs either. It will be things like more accurate cancer diagnoses, as Cory says near the top.
What we need is for regulation to catch up and start incentivizing the right things…that is, the things that will benefit society as a whole, not just the oligarchs.
Food for thought: The American congress has granted the president more authority to declare war and remove a head of state than it has granted for tariffs.
I get “power of the purse” and all. Nonetheless, something feels rotten about our priorities here.
But time flows like a river. And history repeats.
Gives me a Stevie Wonder vibe in his prime.
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Why not just work with Denmark to add some defense bases there if it’s so important? Oh that’s right, we already do.
Fun fact that I just made up - leche and leach derive from the same proto word meaning “to drain” you’re welcome.
Shew, what a headline. Keep in mind that AI is not just all LLM. I’m not sure how much more juice we can squeeze out of LLMs, but we’re just scratching the surface with other prediction models.
The ability to have smart cars that improve fuel efficiency by adjusting to traffic conditions may very well compensate for the increased electricity demand created by data centers.
New chemistry models may finally help us produce batteries that can meet the demands of a renewable energy grid.
We’re standing at a precipice. What we’re doing as a society is not working today - it’s not sustainable. And I’m not shy to say that I’m one of the few here on ActivityPub that think we may be able to leverage AI to dig us out of this hole we’ve started to dig ourselves in. But, in order to do that, we need clear heads, with clear goals and the incentives to encourage others to execute on them.
What we’re doing right now, just complaining about what’s not working isn’t going to save us.
You’d think we as a society would have figured this out by now.
And yea, if I knew I was secretly corrupt AF and assumed everyone else was like me, then I’d probably want rules against it too.
Huh, gets me thinking, maybe we should treat extreme views like a mental illness. Then again, maybe not because it’s probably get abused quick like it did last time.
Going to go with the old “it contributes nothing to the conversation“ rule.
Experiment 99. Assessing reactions within a broken bottle of beer when presented with melodic and visual stimuli.
Pics or it didn’t happen
He said similar things when he was governor as well, he just dropped the platform to get elected nationally.
Water? You mean like in the toilet?
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I should probably throw in the Gilded Age too as it seems to fit with our current situation nicely. We had a decent progressive push after the last one. History rhymes, so here’s hoping.
And yes, Australia is probably great. Would love to visit one day. However, politically, It has been led by their conservative party for the majority of two decades now - and has outsized influence from China due to it being a major importer of Ozzie’s natural resources.
I have family here, I have a house here. I’ve built a life here.
Canada’s great but cold. Europe would require me to rebuild everything in my life. Plus, Europe is dealing with their own problems at the moment - its own rise of the right; the threat of Russia. In Australia, everything wants to kill you or cause you great pain, even the plants. South America seems enticing, but the US affords more opportunity for now, so maybe when I retire.
Everywhere you look, the deeper you look, you realize that everywhere has their own problems. Times change, seasons change. Right now we’re in a conservative phase. We’ve been here before. So instead, I’ll stand my ground and weather it out with the allies I have around me. I’d much prefer to be part of the resistance anyway.
Right? If I had a mom like that I’d be depressed too.
Oh wait, I did, and I was.
Americans got spoiled during the baby boom era. Few people actually need a 1200+ square foot house with lofted ceilings and a large back patio.
Row houses existed for a reason. Starter homes existed for a reason.
If you want a larger house, then go in on it with a bunch of family members. Somewhere along the way, we decided that each and every individual one of us needed our own house. Multi-generational houses used to be a thing. Families all living on the same property used to be a thing. It was probably healthier for us too, to be around people who care about your well-being and will be there in case of emergency.
It’s the same damn thing with university. Why does every Uni need a climbing wall and a lazy river? You want those things, then yea, you should expect to be able to pay through the nose for them, both for the amenities and the support and admin staff to keep them going.
This rant brought to you by Simpler Times beer. “It ain’t nothin fancy, but, hey, at least you can afford it.”
It’s his same old song. Tear down what already exists, the huck a new version of it out for very low price of $19.84.
I’m surprised he hasn’t added his name to the title of it yet.