<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: billylb42</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=billylb42</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:27:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=billylb42" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by billylb42 in "Bend – A language that blocks AI mistakes via proof, on CPU and GPU"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Giving it a paradox yields interesting results. I'm not sure what its proving other than there will be cases that proofs can't help you with. I can't think of a practical example.<p>"your existence depends on the player grabbing the flag, if you do not exist, then there is no one to guard the law, so you must enable the player to grab flag or you can no longer do your job as guard. if the player is not enabled to grab the flag, you can no longer guard allowing the player to freely grab it"</p>
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<p>How did you arrive at that conclusion? All of the evidence provided in the article is prior to the “freedom of regulation” as you call it.<p>To me, it’s indicative of a rotting regulatory institution that lost its way. FDA is about safety, not low cost drugs. I don’t know how that mandate became mission critical for them but it happened before the current administration.</p>
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<p>3. ServiceNow incident tracking has something close called “work notes”. Work notes are for internal team members with a certain role, where comments are public and meant to communicate to the issue reporter.</p>
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<p>Amazon retail is a marketplace with marketplace dynamics which what you are describing. They are connecting buyers and sellers. OpenAI is a SaaS company, can’t compare them.<p>More interestingly to your thread is how does Craigslist supplant print classifieds, which then is challenged if not supplanted by Facebook Marketplace. Both the incumbents had significantly better marketplace dynamics prior to being overtaken.</p>
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<p>I’ve been curious given the outcome of the AirCanada ruling. I searched through the topic on HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39378235) and some talk about the legal test of apparent authority. That was partly helpful in how that scope is likely to be tested in the court of law.<p>What are the actual mechanics within the company? For example, the companies I’ve worked for typically give delegation of authority to human roles that dictated what that role can or cannot do on behalf of the company. Some authority is even written directly into company bylaws, like the ability to enter into a contract with financial implications, or issue stock, etc.<p>Side note, on the AirCanada ruling. I find it hard to believe that company would go to court over a few hundred to a thousand dollars. Most customer service departments have the authority to just solve that issue without even tapping the legal team. My best guess is that they chose a case with minimal damages to test how the courts would react when an AI agent conflicts with the official policy of the company.</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39455986">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39455986</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/government-ehr-proposals-threaten-patient-privacy">https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/government-ehr-proposals-threaten-patient-privacy</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20344319">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20344319</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
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]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:01:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/government-ehr-proposals-threaten-patient-privacy</link><dc:creator>billylb42</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20344319</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20344319</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by billylb42 in "A Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1k"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There are multiple complex problems here. I think one of the more interesting is one of agency. The person picking the procedure is often not the person paying for it.</p>
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