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So deepfakes and “AI was also used to generate synthetic identities that bypassed KYC checks, craft hyper-personalized phishing lures tailored to individual victims, and produce AI…

My only point was that this article shouldn’t be considered authoritative, wanted to put it in perspective for someone surfing hn and just reading the comments The person closest t…

Totally misleading. Early CPR (+AED if available) absolutely saves lives. Article is from 2011 by a family med doctor. Overly aggressive resuscitation attempts are definitely a pro…

Citation for the phone, WiFi, Bluetooth claim? That’s an extraordinary claim and I’m very skeptical.

The “fusion” mode looks really cool. Also loved the logo grid under “for the paranoid” — looks like a customer list but except it’s a wall of shame (“they did not run bromure”). Th…

What are some of the implications? Where does widely available mythos-level hacking lead? By people with a vested interest, do you mean non-cloud software vendors?

Incredible! I’m interested in doing something similar on windows, have you looked into that at all? Apparently codex computer use plans to support this on windows in the future. We…

> ‘AI’ doesn’t exist, and LLMs have vanishingly narrow legitimate justifiable use cases. … I’m yet to identify any application of a LLM which can rationally be mistaken for intelli…

Which do you like? Barebells salty peanut and chocolate dough over here. Though the sugar alcohols certainly aren’t great for you either, I think they were recently linked to strok…

OpenAI just released “codex security”, worth trying (along with other suggestions) if your org has access https://openai.com/index/codex-security-now-in-research-prev...

Have you tried docker sandboxes? https://docs.docker.com/ai/sandboxes/ The docker desktop license requirement is a factor, though. You need a paid subscription if your company has …

(EUC = electric unicycle)

All the more important for people who value the rule of law to continue to call it the Department of Defense. Executive power ultimately depends on acceptance and compliance. Corru…

100% agree, many people don’t realize just how harmful wood smoke is. It’s also the main source of pollution in the Bay Area during the winter. Unfortunately energy costs are high …

In what world is he a “pseudo” philanthropist? He’s already given more than $60 Billion away and pledged to donate 99%+ of his wealth. He has also called for his class of ultra-wea…

Not everyone is so unimaginative and myopic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

There was. From the article: ''' ZeroEyes said that trained employees review alerts before they are sent and that its software can make a lifesaving difference in averting mass sho…

“It’s not rocket science — you’ve either got to pay more, or you’ve got to let in way more people. … There are wonderful, caring people all over the world who would like to come ca…

I was really surprised this is technically possible on iOS, so I watched the demo video again and noticed the hardware plugged in and a “screen broadcast” going on. The dongle is m…

Mind sharing your detailed planning workflow and/or how you came up with it? Is it basically a detailed prompt asking it to produce a PRD? I often find my plans for the code changi…

Any specific products you’d recommend for this?

I’m not sure about that mechanism, but the impact on blood sugar is quantified as “glycemic index” and “glycemic load.”

One thing to keep in mind in the US is that dietary supplements aren’t regulated by the FDA. Consumers have to place a lot of trust in the manufacturer that their product is free f…

Very cool, thanks for elaborating! Looks like that alpha has an improved (github flavored) markdown implementation too

Widespread testing makes contact tracing viable, assuming a big suppression in cases from lockdown.