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Models hallucinate more than you think

axelriet — Tue, 05 May 2026 21:28:13 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.01031

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48028858

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

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axelriet — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:41:15 +0000

"goodpoint"

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axelriet — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:20:54 +0000

One thing that LR does well is leverage Adobe Camera Raw and its great support for many raw formats.

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axelriet — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:59:31 +0000

>negligible attack surface of a simple-plain HTTP…

…unless you use a general-purpose web server with its own set of challenges as far as policies and configuration. I’ll leave it there.

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axelriet — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:41:29 +0000

Because neither C nor C++ creates friction.

The whole memory safety chapter is a human problem first and foremost.

Some humans haven’t written a memory-safety bug in decades, but it requires a discipline the recent hire never acquired.

I always advocated fixing issues at their root. Humans write bugs, fix the humans. Somehow this was always regarded as taboo ever since I started at Microsoft in 2013.

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axelriet — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:00:08 +0000

on average :)

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axelriet — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:48:08 +0000

There is no formal training (like bootcamp or classes) but the larger org has extensive documentation (osgwiki) and you are expected to learn and ramp-up by yourself.

I don’t think there is any kernel code writing experience requirement but the hiring bar is sky-high, you have to demonstrate that you are a programmer.

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axelriet — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:22:29 +0000

Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

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axelriet — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:10:20 +0000

VM management does not run on the FPGA; it’s regular Win32 software on Windows, with aspirations to run some equivalent, someday, on the SoC next to the FPGA on the NIC. The programmable hardware is used for network paths and PCIe functions, where it can project NICs and NVMe devices to VMs to bypass software-based, VMBus-backed virtual devices, all of which end up being serviced on the host who controls the real hardware. Lookup SR-IOV for the bypass. So yes, that’s I/O bypass/offload, but the VM management stack offload is a distinct thing that does not require an FPGA, just a SoC.

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axelriet — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:35:45 +0000

“customary” referred to the path through the Secretary, as opposed to writing directly to members. Besides that, depending on the nature of the communication, if everything fails, you may need to be sure you talk to people who will unconditionally put the best interests of the company ahead of any other consideration. The Board is one such group. See what Boeing did with the report of the mechanic who saw flaws in the 737 MAX’s door plugs. Was that worthy of a letter to the CEO, then the Board if no reaction? Or just talk to your dismissive manager and let the planes crash? I made a judgment call, which I entirely own.

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axelriet — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:18:03 +0000

“customary” referred to the path through the Secretary, as opposed to writing to individual members. I added a clarification at the bottom of the page.

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axelriet — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:39:53 +0000

There is a video floating where he demoed Excel, and his title was Technical Marketing Manager. Maybe he pivoted to PM later?

https://youtu.be/ddHDclRfzxM

Base education, he’s an EE.

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axelriet — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:06:05 +0000

Hint: there is a small distance, almost zero, between your product being unreliable and losing your most flagship customer and the trust of the DoD.

Factor that there are limits to what I was willing to share in that story, limits that I’ll certainly not cross here.

Now, if you think that I’m wrong and that Microsoft found an entirely different way of shooting itself in the foot, I’d love to hear your perspective.

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axelriet — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:44:13 +0000

Nah ;)

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axelriet — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:46:06 +0000

The timeline and facts were quite different. Debating an org-wide quality issue on a 100+ member team's alias is not whistleblowing.

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axelriet — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:42:00 +0000

The thing with cockroaches is that if even a single one is seen in the dining room and someone calls environmental health, regardless of the restaurant's prestige, they close it with immediate effect until they get their act together and a food sanitation inspection clears them.

At the end, everyone feels better, in particular the customers.

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axelriet — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:28:47 +0000

Well, what you describe is plausible, but it would not be a good long-term strategy and is certain to backfire badly at some point.

Then imagine your systems are key support systems with deep implications in government and the military, and the path you outline is not acceptable.

Onboarding new customers on a sinking ship is dishonest at best, criminal at worst.

So yes, I maintain that it helps more than it harms.

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axelriet — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:14:21 +0000

Maybe they didn’t have sufficient visibility at the ground level to make proper decisions.

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axelriet — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:07:27 +0000

You have all the right words but some are in the wrong order.

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axelriet — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:01:02 +0000

Life works in mysterious ways. Whoever you are, bring it on and prove any of my points wrong.