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Re: Ask HN: What tech is under the radar with all attention on ChatGPT etc.?

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Post by herbst »

riskable wrote: post #14
ghaff wrote: post #7

One of the questions I've been asking is we've basically had physical servers -> VM -> cloud -> container orchestration on about a decade long cadence. So what's next--especially considering you can argue a lot of the low-level architectural things haven't really changed during that period. But, then, perhaps architectural details don't matter a lot at this point relative to things like AI/ML. Even WASM is mostly in…

Physical servers (or devices) are next, obviously! IT is cyclical.

Just recently moved all my services that don't need a 100% to a dedicated server instead of several cloud VMS running containers. It's cheaper, less overhead, simpler to configure and works just as well (so far)

Re: Ask HN: What tech is under the radar with all attention on ChatGPT etc.?

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Post by bufo »

vhcr wrote: post #74
bufo wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It can be converted, and can be fairly fast, see Tensorflow.js or https://jott.live/markdown/m1_webgpu_perf . However the any “web” standard will always be a subset of what the hardware can truly provide because it has to support ALL GPU vendors. For example leveraging Nvidia Tensor Cores or Apple’s neural accelerator is not possible. For ML training and inference this means that any webGPU implementation is at least…

That's not necessarily true, WebGL for example supports extensions.

Correct, but I don’t see Firefox or Chrome bothering to add tensor core support.

Re: Ask HN: What tech is under the radar with all attention on ChatGPT etc.?

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Post by hammyhavoc »

robinwassen wrote: post #57
rcme wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is anything actually exciting happening in the space, though?

Roblox are doing steady incremental progress to their platform/engine. Epic released Unreal Engine for Fortnite about one month ago. Meta have some interesting stuff in their pipe. I think that especially Roblox will shift how the younger generation view games, with more emphasis on social. It is their MMOs.

Is it really much of a shift? Last I checked, Minecraft servers had done pretty well with the generation prior.

Re: Ask HN: What tech is under the radar with all attention on ChatGPT etc.?

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Post by hammyhavoc »

hayst4ck wrote: post #85

Drone tech, satellite tech, phone applications for war (I assume), and bringing war to social media are actively changing the state of warfare as we know it in Ukraine. The idea that violence isn't necessarily bad and can also be a force for good is something I think will change the tech landscape. A lot of those people at google who said no to killer robots are probably having second thoughts, being one of those typ…

Sorry, killing human beings en masse can never be a good thing.

Have some compassion. Countless Russians are being conscripted to fight a war they don't want to. These are all children of someone.

That things like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce can happen speaks volumes about this. The wars are between countries, not their people.

Don't lose your humanity.

Re: Ask HN: What tech is under the radar with all attention on ChatGPT etc.?

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Post by echelon »

jiggawatts wrote: post #96
echelon wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh hey! You're the person who was telling me half a year ago that AI porn wouldn't be a thing [1, 2]. I'm wholly confident you're just as wrong about this, and I'd even put my money on it [3]. Here's my prediction: - Stories, narratives, characters, and game loops will become generative. Their capacity to generate new unseen and unwritten content will be heralded as revolutionary. - The quality of games and GenAI wil…

Wait... what? You've invested half a million into AI porn? Seriously!? I'm morbidly curious: how do you plan to recoup your costs? I assume porn is so trivial to get for free that it must be a relatively low profit industry...

No, I'm not building porn! (Not that there's anything wrong with those that are.) I conflated GenAI as a whole and I see how my post is interpreted now. My mistake.

I always think of the oft-quoted meme about porn being the canary in the coal mine for the adoption of new tech: film, VHS, usenet, web, P2P, Twitter/Tumblr/Reddit, streaming, VR, AI... I think the trend has held pretty well historically.

NovelAI, Civit, etc. are making a lot of money on it, and they're leading indicators of more expansive "SFW" use cases that will follow.

Re: Ask HN: What tech is under the radar with all attention on ChatGPT etc.?

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Post by red-iron-pine »

Animats wrote: post #5

Now that the NFT and Meta clown cars have crashed, metaverse work is quietly plugging along. It's a niche, but it may be a Roblox/Fortnite sized niche.

> Roblox/Fortnite sized

every 10 year old in N. America is on those and/or minecraft. no way the metaverse has that kind of reach anytime soon.

Re: Ask HN: What tech is under the radar with all attention on ChatGPT etc.?

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Post by arein3 »

josephpmay wrote: post #25

We've all pretty much forgotten about AR/VR But Apple's going to be launching their headset next month

Apple should remove the screen from the next iphone and force users to buy the headset to be able to see the display. Similar to how they removed the 3.5mm jack.

Re: Ask HN: What tech is under the radar with all attention on ChatGPT etc.?

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Post by rcme »

robinwassen wrote: post #57
rcme wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is anything actually exciting happening in the space, though?

Roblox are doing steady incremental progress to their platform/engine. Epic released Unreal Engine for Fortnite about one month ago. Meta have some interesting stuff in their pipe. I think that especially Roblox will shift how the younger generation view games, with more emphasis on social. It is their MMOs.

Is Roblox really considered the metaverse? I feel like it's just an MMO with a game editor. Not that different than many other games with custom game editors. It feels like a stretch to call this a paradigm shift.

Re: Ask HN: What tech is under the radar with all attention on ChatGPT etc.?

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Post by samelawrence »

tarikjn wrote: post #79

1. lots of innovation in ICE engines is getting close to production. Cleaner, more efficient etc. This is important even while the industry is moving to EVs. 2. Bambu Labs leapfrogged prosumer 3D printing by 5-10 years. Their printers are becoming the de-facto standard. This will enable all sorts of startups for the next decade. 3. Most iPhones now have a 3D scanner + AI-aided software to accurately scan your body an…

Can you name some of the innovation happening in ICE vehicles? Just some terms I can search for would be appreciated. Thanks!
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