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I can relate to this. I have had some more rewarding travel experiences in Europe on short work trips, than I have in similar places as a tourist. I think its a combination of bett…

As someone who has had a bit to do with safety critical software in agricultural machinery, and I am sure to any one in any other regulated industry this sounds crazy. The regulati…

That is a interesting thought. Would neural networks have ever had their renaissance without the constant push for better game graphics?

What strikes me about this as someone working outside all this, is how ridiculously profitable advertising is!. Its kind of weird that it is so much more profitable to show people …

With all the talk these days about automation destroying jobs, are Baristas a counter example? It occurred to me the other day in a cafe as I watched people happily pay prices for …

The plumber example is a good one. All the AI breakthroughs you read about seem to have simple "IO" so to speak. Even a self driving car while a challenging task, is reasonably wel…

In dry parts of the world herbicide use can significantly increase yield. Where I live in Australia a lot of broad-acre farming is "no-till". A field is seeded directly into stubbl…

“This difference compounds every year; over a decade, they can produce 30 times more than the rest, with the same number of employees.” I am not sure if the math works out here. Un…