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New comment by birdsink in "Microsoft and OpenAI end their exclusive and revenue-sharing deal"

birdsink — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:27:12 +0000

I feel like these examples are all where human categorical thinking doesn’t quite map to the real world. Like the “is a hotdog a sandwich” question. “hotdog” and “sandwich” are concepts, like “intelligence”. Oftentimes we get so preoccupied with concepts that we forget that they’re all made-up structures that we put over the world, so they aren’t necessarily going to fit perfectly into place.

I think it’s a waste of time to try and categorize AI as “intelligent” or “not intelligent” personally. We’re arguing over a label, but I think it’s more important to understand what it can and can’t do.

New comment by birdsink in "Daily marijuana use linked to increased risk of deadly head and neck cancers"

birdsink — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 04:07:56 +0000

lol in college I heard them called silencers

New comment by birdsink in "Scientists generate XX and XY cells from a person with Klinefelter syndrome"

birdsink — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:41:10 +0000

It's very difficult to go through life being treated with disdain, which is the treatment a lot of nonbinary and transgender people get. Even if you think it's justified, you don't have to be the reason their lives are difficult.

New comment by birdsink in "The health care toll today’s work culture exacts on employees"

birdsink — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:07:16 +0000

> wouldn't even be the least bit surprised if I heard they ate a bullet tomorrow

I know it's hard, but I think you have a responsibility to step in when you see things like this.

I've been severely depressed before, and if someone, even if I didn't know them very well, had done something to indicate that they knew what I was going through, it would have helped. Sometimes people who are suicidal are convinced that if they did eat a bullet tomorrow, no one would care.

New comment by birdsink in "Uber Bike – A New Way to Commute or Explore"

birdsink — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 20:26:06 +0000

After some quick google searching, I can't find any evidence supporting #1. (So in the mean time while we figure this out, you should probably still wear helmets while cycling, folks).