Hacker News: mooreslaw

New comment by mooreslaw in "Astra and Fable still hack on simple variants of alignment evals from 2025"

mooreslaw — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:18:34 +0000

It feels like there’s a missing nuance from this discussion of alignment that alignment is context dependent. An excellent hacking model is great in cybersecurity testing and military applications, and arguably less desirable in educational or targeted eval contexts. The nuance of when a “hack” is rewarded vs penalized seems to even be difficult for humans, e.g. some people may laude a driver’s efficiency for cutting into a long merge lane at the last moment, while others may look down on them as breaking a social taboo. Context-dependent.

There's no such thing as a small software team anymore

mooreslaw — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:28:37 +0000

Article URL: https://jacob.gold/posts/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-small-software-team/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49382152

Points: 93

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New comment by mooreslaw in "Ask HN: What are some good resources for learning about the semiconductors?"

mooreslaw — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 23:59:48 +0000

I absolutely love the book Chip War by Chris Miller. A fantastic history of the semiconductor industry and the geopolitical and economic consequences of its development.

New comment by mooreslaw in "Composable Moderation"

mooreslaw — Mon, 01 May 2023 15:58:42 +0000

This seems like a really cool idea.

I’m curious what effects it would have on polarization. I can imagine a world where people subscribe to moderation label sets managed by different political parties or ideological sects where we get back to what is implicit in other social media platforms, but at least here people would have to actively choose to bias the content they receive.

L4 Autonomous Truck Driving will not be so simple for TuSimple Holdings Inc

mooreslaw — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:28:41 +0000

Article URL: https://grizzlyreports.com/trusimple-holdings-inc-smoke-and-mirrors/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28210942

Points: 3

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New comment by mooreslaw in "Ask HN: What do you think about “The Social Dilemma”?"

mooreslaw — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:23:06 +0000

I was surprised that given where the movie went, there seemed to be little discussion of the idea of banning personalized advertising. While it would be difficult to stomach for the companies who've thrived on that business model, the social consequences and business incentives of personalized advertising are corroding our society.