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Fascinating. I don't think you meant it this way, but it took me almost until the end to realize I had transposed the roles of human and ai. It made for a very interesting first read and second read.
They could be giving you a subtle hint to not send messages outside of work hours.
This is a tough one in my opinion because the content of the article is valuable. Yes while reading it i noticed several AI tells. Almost like hearing a record scratch every other paragraph. But I was interested in the content so I kept reading mostly trying to ignore the "noise". The problem I fear is that with enough AI generated content around, I will become desensitized to that record scratching. Eventually between over-exposure, those who can't recognize the tells, people copying the writing they see..., we might have to accept what might become a prevalent new style of writing.
But at the end of the day, the last 10% always takes up 90% of the time and, as always, the difference between good enough and great is the amount of love you put into the work.
Nicely put.
I’m reading "Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage" and was surprised to find such a rich collection of original photos from the expedition.
(Title shortened to fit HN limits.)
I don't find open spaces noisier than cubicles but I am able to easily block out distracting sounds.
I am interrupted, and when I am is generally somebody giving me a useful quick update or an informal greeting from an office buddy when they notice I make welcoming eye contact.
I don't think I ever felt a lack of privacy in the office or expected it in any way? I wonder what kind of privacy I would need that the restroom doesn't cover, I'm sure there are some instances since it's been called out.
Here is where I share science-fiction short stories and flash fiction:
About 100,000 rolls on average.
About 2.7 rolls per day for 100 years
RIP In rare lightning speed, the SF government changed their site within hours of this site going live. I can't get data from it anymore.
That was fast! I missed it.
Thank you for introducing me to the Ventriloquist and Scarface. Absolutely bizarre characters. I love it.
My initial reaction reading this (I had t heard the news) was disbelief. How could someone so accomplished and influential be driven to such despair over what seems to be an interpersonal workplace conflict? But the more I think about it, the more I get it. Many of us pour our identities into our work. It becomes more than a job. It’s our purpose, our sense of self. When that’s destabilized or taken away, the fallout can be devastating.
It’s a sad reminder of how vulnerable those who care deeply about their work can be in the face of toxic or unjust environments. Passion and commitment, when met with indifference or hostility, can push anyone to a breaking point.
There is a specific accessibility setting to reduce motion and prevent videos from autoplaying on iOS.
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Motion and turn on "Reduce Motion"
absolutely everyone hates doing their taxes and the whole shady process behind it all.
I like preparing and paying my taxes.
The IRS should have to declare what they think you owe before you pay or submit any paperwork
Agree.
I agree, framing it as a mental model makes sense.
Here’s the issue: when a site rejects my password, I understand the potential reasons—wrong site, wrong account, or forgotten password update. But what does it mean when a passkey fails? How can I resolve this? Is it even fixable?
My lone attempt to use a passkey for login involved an unrecognized fingerprint authentication, leading to repeated failures and ultimately, a return to traditional passwords due to the opaque nature of passkeys.
For now, I’ll stick with what I understand.
In a statement, the museum claimed that by “insidiously and maliciously [juxtaposing] the image of Michelangelo’s David with that of a model,” the publisher was “debasing, obfuscating, mortifying, and humiliating the high symbolic and identity value of the work of art and subjugating it for advertising and editorial promotion purposes.”
I very much liked this quote on choosing happiness:
In the short term, you would be much happier if you accepted and admitted to yourself that the reason you don't have what you want is simply because you do not want it badly enough. The sooner you accept that, the happier you'll be. Then the next question is: Do you want to be happy or do you want to achieve what you want?
The idea of LLM-powered personal assistants sounds like a game-changer (eg. an AI buddy that not only helps with work tasks but also offers real-time advice and fact-checking during conversations)
Can't wait to see how this evolves. It has the potential of becoming as ubiquitous as a smartphone.
Is there are Dreambooth equivalent for fine-tuning ChatGPT as there is for Stable Diffusion? I have to imagine that if we can add custom data to a DL text-to-image model, we should be able to do the same with a text-to-text one.
Edit to add: There are a number of Google Colabs for fine-tuning SD and I wonder if there are (or if it is technically feasible) to accomplish the same with other txt2txt models.
I own both Affinity Photo and Pixelmator Pro. I find the UI using Pixelmator to be more user friendly. This could be because I come from many years of using Photoshop and I found the way Affinity deals with layers and effects to be counterintuitive to me.
That being said, both products are solid and likely a matter of personal preference or specific feature needs.
Some ideas:
AI platform - They could charge a subscription fee for access to premium features on its open-source StableStudio platform.
Consulting services - They could charge businesses for its AI and machine learning consulting services on a per-project basis or on a retainer basis.
Acquisition - A larger company with more resources could acquire Stability AI to scale its operations and reach a wider audience.
If you keep lying or making false alarms, people won't believe you when you're actually in trouble. So, it's better to tell the truth and be trustworthy, or you'll end up losing the trust of others when you really need it.
TL;DR: Don't lie, or trust will be lost.
Is this a true story? If so, do you have more details or source to read about?
Previous discussion from a few weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34897707
It is not exactly the same thing. The commenter you are responding to is looking to avoid overdraft, not having an insurance on overdraft.
I'd agree with the idea of avoiding overdraft entirely unless a customer signs up for it. I don't want transactions I can't afford to go through. I manage my accounts quite closely. For me such situation would be 99% an unintended transaction that I would like to cancel.
By letting such requests go through, banks put the burden on the customers to clean up after a wrong or, in many cases, illegal transaction.
YMMV.
Then republish your articles on other platforms like Medium, Substack and use canonical links so the search engines know your website is the source of the article.
I love the spirit behind this idea, but please know that Substack doesn't allow to set canonical urls on posts. This means that all content published outside of Substack will be considered a duplicate for SEO purposes unless Substack is set as the original source (which is the opposite of the suggested idea here).
Here we go:
— Flow: The most fitting for the HN crowd. A fantastic read about the state of flow in work and leisure. Great framework for unlocking what drives the mind towards fulfillment and happiness. I liked the ideas around how "order of thought" relates to personal satisfaction. I wished it talked about the "how" not just the "what".
— Man's Search For Meaning: An absolute classic. A moving but most of all inspiring book about the experience of a man in the Nazi camps. Stoic optimism. It opened my eyes to the relationship between suffering and self-actualization.
— I Remember: A book by Joe Brainard to be found in the poetry section but written in a unique unconventional style. Accessible, playful and moving. It created a lot of noise with it came out because of its format.
— Never Say You Can't Survive: How To Get Through Hard Times By Making Up Stories: The book I needed to read to reconnect me to writing to cultivate the spirit.
— Carbon & Silicon: This last one is a comic book. The story is an intimate (yet grand) robot saga that expands over centuries. A battle between immortality and decay. A joy to read. It hit me hard.
The cracks are already showing. Musk and Dorsey are in different sides of the argument with Elon accusing previous Twitter leadership of inaction.
Jack didn't like that accusation:
Just yesterday we had a post about how Americans are spending more and more time alone[1]:
in 2021, the average American spent only two hours and 45 minutes a week with close friends (a 58 percent decline relative to 2010-2013).
I understand some people might feel uncomfortable about "AI chatbots" (about their inaccuracy, or "fakeness"). However I can't help to think that the future of humankind will be plagued by artificial entities that we will interact with as we do with other humans. It might be in the form of simple ELIZA models, some ML artifact or full-on conscious intelligences.
I suspect there will be huge benefits to virtual companions to help with this crisis of loneliness that afflict us. In any case I hope humans will evaluate these technologies by the value they derive from them.
Appreciate your note. I should have said the RGB color model used by humans to represent color spectrum.
Framing is key in this context. Yann introduced the model in a very authoritative way, presenting it as production ready. His quote: "Type a text and galactica.ai will generate a paper with relevant references, formulas, and everything." [1] The AI produces output but nothing that could be considered a paper in a professional setting. Which is understandable! AGI is not here yet. But he should have presented the tool with proper context. A tool that can generate the awful content it generated needs better framing.
And, yes, his reactions were baffling to say the least.