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New comment by account73466 in "The dark ages of AI: A panel discussion at AAAI-84 (1985)"

account73466 — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 02:04:09 +0000

Oh fuck, I am banned here from getting points. Time to avoid selling my own profile to whoever sniff on HN users.

New comment by account73466 in "The dark ages of AI: A panel discussion at AAAI-84 (1985)"

account73466 — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 01:56:45 +0000

by improving metrics over time

see, e.g., https://gluebenchmark.com/leaderboard/

New comment by account73466 in "The dark ages of AI: A panel discussion at AAAI-84 (1985)"

account73466 — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 01:31:27 +0000

"he was still in conflict with Emperor Napoleon, the French Republic’s king"

New comment by account73466 in "The dark ages of AI: A panel discussion at AAAI-84 (1985)"

account73466 — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 01:15:04 +0000

Above, AlexCoventry mentioned a paper. If you would like to find more, go to Google Scholar and find all papers which cite that paper. This would be just a part of the whole story since bigger datasets and models are not in open. The progress rate in this field is incredible.

New comment by account73466 in "The dark ages of AI: A panel discussion at AAAI-84 (1985)"

account73466 — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:54:22 +0000

Glad to find they used something from my research. Don't want to disclose more, was flagged too much.

New comment by account73466 in "The dark ages of AI: A panel discussion at AAAI-84 (1985)"

account73466 — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:11:04 +0000

If you think A and I think B, I am allowed to say B without proving it to you. You can say that my claim is unsupported but by insulting me in a parallel thread you learn nothing. Be open-minded and assume that what you see in open is not everything primarily due to different compute capabilities available to different actors.

New comment by account73466 in "The dark ages of AI: A panel discussion at AAAI-84 (1985)"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:15:30 +0000

I guess you are not from the field.

Edit: I was right, he is an engineer and not a researcher who is active in the field.

New comment by account73466 in "The dark ages of AI: A panel discussion at AAAI-84 (1985)"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 20:30:22 +0000

This time it is different.^{tm}

More seriously, we are almost about to

i) Generate a good book using a short intro.

ii) Generate a meaningful video using a few photos and a basic text scenario.

Which makes us closer to generate movies on demand (say in 2025) and then good luck to people claiming that the current progress in AI is a bubble.

New comment by account73466 in "Social media bots often tweet fake health claims about cannabis: study"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 16:28:33 +0000

Of course. Because my definition of rich/poor is w.r.t. people around and not some world's mean/median. Many people in first world nations cannot afford to have as much kids as even 40 years ago.

New comment by account73466 in "Social media bots often tweet fake health claims about cannabis: study"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 14:12:50 +0000

Yeah, some rich people don't get why poor people want to have kids and pollute this planet (according to them). Fortune's list suggests that the median number of kids is 2-3.

New comment by account73466 in "Social media bots often tweet fake health claims about cannabis: study"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 14:04:43 +0000

>> None of this is to say that weed can't be beneficial.

There might be a non-trivial impact of weed on climate change if weed consumers produce less kids which according to UNESCO is the best way to reduce your carbon footprint.

New comment by account73466 in "Working for a startup makes less sense"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 13:22:05 +0000

>> That assumes that the person doesn't change in the meantime.

In the meantime of what? I didn't suggest any action but merely suggested that sometimes money could clarify whether you do something because you love it or/and because you have to make money.

New comment by account73466 in "Working for a startup makes less sense"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 03:11:49 +0000

Yes, that is why I say "at least $1M".

New comment by account73466 in "Working for a startup makes less sense"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 02:45:49 +0000

>> you're not going to have the same output than if you were living on the breadline

That is what poor people are told to justify their struggle.

New comment by account73466 in "Working for a startup makes less sense"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 02:28:10 +0000

I am a scientist and thousands of scientists and engineers use my work.

Most great artists, musicians, writers, theorists, scientists, teachers, and inventors would not need to struggle as much if they would have some money to cover their basic needs. They would just avoid bullshit gigs and do they stuff with a greater focus. And if having $1M in their bank account would stop them doing what they love, then it is quite possible that they didn't love it in the first place.

New comment by account73466 in "Working for a startup makes less sense"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 02:20:39 +0000

Instead of being rude, you could try to formulate your point without attacking a straw man.

Ryan's Note – Final Scene S03E08 – Halt and Catch Fire

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 01:50:37 +0000

I, Ryan Ray, released the MacMillan source code. I acted alone and nobody told me to do it. I did this because security is a myth. Contrary to what you might have heard, my friend, you are not safe. Safety is a story, it's something we teach our kids so they can sleep at night, but we know it's not real. Beware baffled humans, beware false prophets who will sell you a fake future of bad teachers, corrupt leaders and dirty corporations. Beware of cops and robbers, the kinds that rob your dreams. But most of all, beware of each other. The world is going to crack wide open. There is something on the horizon. A massive connectivity. The barriers between us will disappear, and we're not ready. We'll hurt each other in new ways, we'll sell and be sold, we'll share our most tender selves only to be mocked and destroyed. We'll be so vulnerable, and we'll pay the price. We won't be able to pretend that we can protect ourselves anymore. It's a huge danger, a gigantic risk, but it's worth it, if only we can learn to take care of each other, then this awesome new connection won't isolate us. It won't leave us in the end so totally alone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnEun07xEUU

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New comment by account73466 in "Working for a startup makes less sense"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 01:34:15 +0000

You review seems pretty accurate. Very rarely there is some lucrative incentive to join as an employee.

New comment by account73466 in "Working for a startup makes less sense"

account73466 — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 01:28:54 +0000

I feel like it is hard for people to say what they truly love before they have at least $1M in their bank account. If you have FU money, your view on working at a FAANG vs building a startup can change. You will find it easier to know what you truly LOVE.

New comment by account73466 in "Downsides to working at a tech giant"

account73466 — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:05:35 +0000

It contributes as well.