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> Why do you think that intelligence of a Turing-complete system trained on human data can be likened to a Russell's teapot? I don't? You are presenting opinions as if they are min…

I did not express my opinion or "worldview." I was simply responding to this: > exclude LLMs with CoT from the category of intelligent systems with certainty

The incident would not have happened without Flock misreading the small numbers in the middle of the plate as it tracked them around town.

The point is that you're asking someone to prove a negative.

"Flock’s AI tech wasn’t registering that non-standard little number when it began picking up the Range Rover around town" That sure sounds like an accuracy issue to me!

How do you know there's not a teapot orbiting the sun?

> someone points out wasteful expense This is the very thing under question in this thread! You have drawn a conclusion and are using your conclusion as an argument in a circular m…

>> My thing is, how healthy are ecigs compared to real cigarettes really? > Use empiricism > Smokers or former smokers who switch to e-cigarettes may reduce their exposure to carci…

That's true, ecigs introduce different types of risks: Wikipedia: "The recent rise in the use of electronic cigarettes, many forms of which are designed to be refilled with nicotin…

Option A: nicotine. Option B: nicotine plus a lot of really bad stuff. You're seriously questioning which is better?

The poster up thread said people were being arrested for "mean tweets" and now you've moved it to "but those death threats weren't serious!" No, the original claim was dishonest bu…

> I don't care about the life history of the author to enjoy a good fiction. But the fiction is a product of the author's lived experiences. If the author had lived a different lif…

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Nah, even if you fail miserably, you'll still get a nice payout and retire comfortably. Hell, you can even commit crimes and the company will pay the fines for you!

They're not asking for IDs. The user simply has to declare their age. I'm not happy about any of this, but there is no "verification." It sure sounds like there's no liability if t…

> moves when you try to move away the mouse over it They already did that. I sit down at my computer and try to activate the window I want to work in, and the "location" icon tempo…

That is apparently false given this situation

In other words, understaffed agency goes for the low hanging fruit

While it's good to question what you read on the internet, you're making me realize how dire the situation really is. If someone targets you with AI, you can't even defend yourself…

This is in the context of not knowing the entity behind the application, and evaluating it on its merits alone. I'm not convinced that's a bad thing. Kindof like evaluating a resum…

Right, because zoning and state laws forbid those things.

I'm not sure. Cities are supposed to approve or deny applications based on whether they comply with zoning, codes, parking, water availability etc. They can't deny based on who or …