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New comment by antiviral in "[dead]"

antiviral — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:49:18 +0000

Per my other reply, i am curious about the content of article and how (formerly) prominent biologists have been affected and punished. The story about carol hooven, the former harvard scientist, was especially disheartening.

richard dawkins was no creationist either. the article mentions how his award was taken away for stating his opinion. Any thoughts on that?

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antiviral — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:41:28 +0000

interesting.. what about the content of the article itself?

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antiviral — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:11:19 +0000

I wasn't going to post this article, but this part caught my attention:

"In an earlier post, I asked whether scientists might soon be forced to consider the occult as science. Perhaps some readers think the concern far-fetched. But consider: Science is as dependent on the concept of public truth as the great religions are. In an age when private truth is rapidly gaining in power, it is just as vulnerable as religion."

Feel free to downvote me.

Zuckerberg says sorry for Meta harming kids–but rejects payments to families

antiviral — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:58:11 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/zuckerberg-says-sorry-for-meta-harming-kids-but-rejects-payments-to-families/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39207837

Points: 1

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FTX says it will pay back customers..customers will 'eventually be paid in full'

antiviral — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:56:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24056991/ftx-repay-customers-bankruptcy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39207035

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Speech and voice cloning of politicians and celebs

antiviral — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 01:55:56 +0000

Article URL: https://neets.ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39198759

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by antiviral in "OpenAI and Others Will Have to Warn US Govt When They Start New AI Projects"

antiviral — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:23:57 +0000

Why is it a fraud?

New comment by antiviral in "OpenAI and Others Will Have to Warn US Govt When They Start New AI Projects"

antiviral — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:38:20 +0000

This is a recipe for killing an industry:

"When OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm last year, it caught many power brokers in both Silicon Valley and Washington, DC, by surprise. The US government should now get advance warning of future AI breakthroughs involving large language models, the technology behind ChatGPT.

The Biden administration is preparing to use the Defense Production Act to compel tech companies to inform the government when they train an AI model using a significant amount of computing power. The rule could take effect as soon as next week.

OpenAI and Others Will Have to Warn US Govt When They Start New AI Projects

antiviral — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:37:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-tech-giants-us-government-ai-projects/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39149737

Points: 6

# Comments: 7

Salesforce Laying Off 700 Workers in Latest Tech Industry Downsizing

antiviral — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 06:08:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/salesforce-laying-off-700-workers-in-latest-tech-industry-downsizing-6a082fa3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39139401

Points: 25

# Comments: 2

'King of the Cannibals': How Sam Altman Took over Silicon Valley

antiviral — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 17:37:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/king-of-the-cannibals-how-sam-altman-took-over-silicon-valley/ar-AA1lWeBf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38746117

Points: 6

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New comment by antiviral in "How did Christianity change the Roman Empire?"

antiviral — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 03:38:12 +0000

Your comment has merit. Even at it's peak Roman culture was marbled with cruelty and violence. During its decline, these aspects only got worse and became coupled with corruption and decadence. But I think we should see them relative to their historic peers (Gauls, Carthaginians, Parthians), not relative to modern societies to truly see what their contributions were, of which there were many, including in law, engineering, and medicine.

Also, there's this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xad5Rl0N2E

New comment by antiviral in "How did Christianity change the Roman Empire?"

antiviral — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 04:07:43 +0000

You should check out "The Darkening Age" by Catherine Nixey. Once Christians became the majority, and especially after Constantine, the direction of persecutions reversed, and was then by Christians towards the remaining pagans. Many of the broken statues we now see were vandalized by zealous Christians eager to remove the vestigial influence of the pagan Rome:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkening_Age

New comment by antiviral in "Facebook and Instagram Steer Predators to Children, New Mexico AG Alleges"

antiviral — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:46:28 +0000

https://archive.ph/NdwmO

Facebook and Instagram Steer Predators to Children, New Mexico AG Alleges

antiviral — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:45:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/facebook-and-instagram-steer-predators-to-children-new-mexico-attorney-general-alleges-in-lawsuit-b76a5b04

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38545368

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Meta Is Struggling to Boot Pedophiles Off Facebook and Instagram

antiviral — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:52:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-facebook-instagram-pedophiles-enforcement-struggles-dceb3548

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38493671

Points: 3

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New comment by antiviral in "Complaint for Injunctive Relief (Meta Multistate Complaint) [pdf]"

antiviral — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:12:15 +0000

"Over the past decade, Meta —itself and through its flagship Social Media Platforms Facebook and Instagram (its Social Media Platforms or Platforms)—has profoundly altered the psychological and social realities of a generation of young Americans. Meta has harnessed powerful and unprecedented technologies to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens. Its motive is profit, and in seeking to maximize its financial gains, Meta has repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its Social Media Platforms. It has concealed the ways in which these Platforms exploit and manipulate its most vulnerable consumers: teenagers and children.2 And it has ignored the sweeping damage these Platforms have caused to the mental and physical health of our nation’s youth. In doing so, Meta engaged in, and continues to engage in, deceptive and unlawful conduct in violation of state and federal law"

Complaint for Injunctive Relief (Meta Multistate Complaint) [pdf]

antiviral — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:12:15 +0000

Article URL: https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/FINAL%20Meta%20Multistate%20Complaint%2C%20N.D.%20Cal.%20%28REDACTED%2C%20CONFORMED%29.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38448103

Points: 3

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New comment by antiviral in "Meta Designed Products to Capitalize on Teen Vulnerabilities, States Allege"

antiviral — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:12:40 +0000

Yes, and moreover, the important point in the article that some people seem to be forgetting is that Meta itself believed that certain design choices led to addictive products and worked to incorporate those designs despite harmful consequences to children and adults alike. It matter much less that anyone on the outside believes this or not.

Additionally, saying that children and adults should be wholly responsible for this is like saying the Chinese and not the British should be responsible for their opium addiction (see Opium War) and that homeless in San Francisco should be responsible for their Fentanyl addition. They can always just say no, right?

I worry that if nothing is done, this will only get worse, addiction will become the norm, of one sort or another, and you can just look at history of the Opium War to see where this leads.

New comment by antiviral in "Meta Designed Products to Capitalize on Teen Vulnerabilities, States Allege"

antiviral — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:40:10 +0000

https://archive.ph/yWkzu