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Latest concern amongst US attorneys using AI: Information shared with remote may may lose attorney-client privilege.

Yes, its exactly that. Its time HN - like X - posts the countries where its posts originate.

Simply false. Surveillance networks are commonplace throughout history. Classic examples include Renaissance Italian networks in Europe, Egyptian networks operating in the Levant, …

Adding this comment: 1) We DO actually need to detect crime if we are going to fight it. Sticking our heads in the dirt and strapping a sign to our rear end saying "no surveillance…

Yes, purchasing power of USD declines with inflation. No, that doesn't mean over a long enough time horizon what most people think it means. USD has declined significantly since 20…

I can't bring myself to use any model that trains or sends telemetry back to my country's primary competitor/adversary. I don't care how much money is saved.

The archeological and geological records strongly suggest we've been down this road before. There's as much arrogance in assuming we can prevent this, as there is in assuming we ca…

Mods... can we delete this unsourced propaganda?

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Exactly. - Many cannot accept its dangerous world. - Many don't understand that stewardship of nuclear weapons alone is a major undertaking that Iran cannot be trusted to manage. U…

We increased export revenue by about $9b per month and may have changed the global energy supply chain to our benefit for decades.

Perspective: - $9b per month increase in US oil export revenue as a result offsets probably 40% of the cost. - Several trillion (with a 'T") of realized and yet to be realized FDI …

More fawning over Chinese models without any mention of data privacy, or how this AI may someday be used to undermine US national or economic security. HN is hopelessly compromised…

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Not just engineering. Errors, delays and limits piling up for me across API and OAuth use. Just now: Unable to start session. The authentication server returned an error (500). You…

I see problems with this meta-analysis. - Not adjusted for strain, dose or delivery method across all studies. - Not adjusted for receptor downregulation, for which rotation and/or…

You're missing costs. - Amortized training costs. - SG&A. - Capex depreciation. All the above impact profitability over various time horizons and have to rolled into present and pr…

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USD remains and will remain dominant. Trillions in dollar denominated debt and derivatives, insurance products and assets exist globally. No other country willing to run prolonged …

Manus was pretty damn good at delivering impressive results well before other providers. I stopped using it because I was concerned about data privacy and and whatever extent one p…

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There are hauling and processing fees that make this profitable. Its not a linear problem or opportunity.

No. Its a mixed bag. Metals, eWaste, Batteries ... all profitable to recycle. Paper & cardboard ... depends on market price. Plastics ... depends on oil prices, market price and ty…

Apple: $60b in cash. The revenue from AI is growing at a much slower rate than recurring capex and depreciation is accumulating. This will create distress opportunities that cash-r…