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Controlling the weights wouldn't control the precise outcomes though. They're still probability machines, we'd never be able to balance all those weights and know all possible outc…

But how do you write rules that prevent that behavior reliably? I have a user rule for Claude that explicitly states it cannot use any authenticated tools, or tools that infer auth…

People may not realize the risks, but it does seem to be what people want. People expect AI to "cure" cancer and somehow crack unlimited free energy. Those aren't goals you get wit…

Why would the new AI by loyal to its creator? We don't see that in humans, I wouldn't expect it to be a universal truth in AIs.

Do you consider IOT devices to be AI? They may have a little ML going on st best, that seems like a very loose definition of AI and intelligence in general.

I wouldn't consider it intelligence if I can definitively give it any properties I want. We can find patterns of experience or information that usually teach certain lessons, but p…

I haven't seen any whining in the thread, though maybe you're referring to me since I started the thread here? I didn't say people need to stop using AC, I don't even agree that ea…

Regulate externalities sounds like a nice way of phrasing what would amount to authoritarianism. It seems reasonable to want a government to help ensure externalities aren't being …

I'd argue that we have to find some level of "enough" when it comes to quality of life, likely a balance between incremental improvements vs the costs to get there. Effectively all…

That depends entirely on how you measure quality of life. Though I'd argue that if quality of life measures didn't noticeably increase after those products were released, then I'd …

I've never been particularly intrigued by the climate disaster angle. Not that it isn't an issue, but that it shouldn't be a prerequisite for a person to consume less by choice. If…

Oh it shouldn't be a political issue at all. We don't need the government forcing us to reduce energy use, we need people to do it for themselves.

There must be a cap where quality of life is good enough though, right? Or do you propose it should go up indefinitely? Air conditioning is quite nice if you find yourself living i…

We also need to use less total energy, regardless of source. That number doesn't have to always go up.

Ah got it. It sure does seem like that's where we're ending up. Whether they would have been useful a couple decades ago may be up for debate, but I wouldn't want to be landing on …

I'd assume any war between large militaries would.

How would you propose we use them here? It seemed for a while like our military was at least prepping for a land invasion. Maybe they could have been part of the landing but I'm su…

You may overestimate the skill demanded of soldiers in trench warfare. The mental and physical ability to stay in the fight is unimaginable. The skill expected with regards to atta…

I'm curious what the financial engineering you're referring to was. I've been trying to understand why gas is still comparatively cheap given the war and the best I've landed on so…

I would love to know the honest opinions of our top brass. They had to know sitting out of (most) drone range and leaning almost entirely on long range surface-to-surfsce missiles …

Well for starters I'd say my basic point is that its foolish to assume nothing came before what we do know about. There could have been past human civilizations, with enough time a…

Thanks! I'll have to check it out.

The reality is that fighting any country with a decent military has to be all-out war. We should have plenty of precision missiles left today because they should have been used onl…

I've always been confused by the idea that we know all civilisation that has happened on earth, human or otherwise. Written record doesn't go back very far at all, and even archeol…

It isn't shocking and that wasn't my point. The OP is pointing to benefits of tailwind related to onboaring new devs, I was just raising that doesn't match my experience. If a new …