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New comment by password54321 in "AI Is Looking More and More Like a Normal Technology"

password54321 — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:44:47 +0000

>didn't microsoft just layoff 60K people 25% of its workforce like today so that it can invest in data centers.

No, they expect less than 5% to take the offer.

I think it is cheaper and carries less risk to freeze hiring at entry level then to start mass layoffs which is why we likely won't see it.

New comment by password54321 in "AI Is Looking More and More Like a Normal Technology"

password54321 — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:01:21 +0000

Mass job loss won't happen because it will harm the economy and laying people off is expensive. Instead less people will be hired which will also harm the economy but at a much slower pace and gives time for society to adjust. Many jobs were also never technically needed but companies are incentivised to grow. The headcount of Microsoft grew by roughly double in the past decade which never meant double the productivity. Part of it is, the employees are the moat. Even if they don't need them, they don't want them to start their own companies or to move to other companies.

New comment by password54321 in "School has given straight-A grades to the student, who can't do masic math"

password54321 — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:17:05 +0000

Achieving greater education for those that are disadvantaged is difficult, it is much easier to inflate grades and imagine you are making progress. Just another form of Goodhart's law playing out.

Edit: In all fairness, teaching in general is hard especially for a teacher in a public school, so I do also hold sympathy for them. And not all of them agree with the practices.

New comment by password54321 in "School has given straight-A grades to the student, who can't do masic math"

password54321 — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:11:12 +0000

There is a famous image they show educators with the title "equity" and it shows the shorter person standing on more boxes than the larger so they are all standing at the same height. This is the current philosophy modern education is built on. They want everyone to reap the same rewards and it is seen as a failure, sometimes even "discrimination" if they don't as it can highlight the differences between certain demographics if they don't receive the same grades. If you speak against this you will likely be treated with hostility and swiftly pushed out (a few are more open minded). They reinforce their beliefs to themselves by coming up with award ceremonies that award anything that promotes "equity" without actually achieving greater education. Very cult-like behaviour.

New comment by password54321 in "Pray for Chaos"

password54321 — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:30:10 +0000

Hi, flagger here. This is incoherent rambling and top comment pretty much highlights the problem. Posts should hold some substance.

New comment by password54321 in "Anthropic takes steps to block Claude from reverse-engineering video games"

password54321 — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:56:39 +0000

>copyright lawsuits

Absolutely the thing they care about. https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/27/professors-books-pirate...

New comment by password54321 in "Anthropic to receive high 'junk' rating from credit agencies following IPO"

password54321 — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:11:08 +0000

Mind share is the true moat. It doesn't matter if your product is not special if when someone thinks "frontier" and "agentic development" they still think of Claude. They don't think Antigravity or Gemini while Google has also decided to safety max themselves into failing to gain more mind share.

New comment by password54321 in "No signs of AI payoff outside the tech sector"

password54321 — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:12:22 +0000

It is like saying there is no impact on math because solving a millennium prize problem didn’t net them a profit. It is just a naive way of looking at things.

New comment by password54321 in "No signs of AI payoff outside the tech sector"

password54321 — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:46:16 +0000

If a lot of jobs were still manufacturing jobs I would agree, but we are in a service economy that uses computers as the main tool. So I don't see how it won't come into effect fairly soon into other areas of work. You can't measure impact by profit alone so I don't find the article particularly interesting anyway.

New comment by password54321 in "No signs of AI payoff outside the tech sector"

password54321 — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:33:44 +0000

"slowly change things in 20 years"

Yeah, it is not going to be slow. Progress compounds, everything is being built on top of fast computers and fast widespread internet connection. You are not at the beginning of the curve like you were in the 20th century when people didn't even know how to use a keyboard and we are already seeing widespread disruption in security.

New comment by password54321 in "Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you bought"

password54321 — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:23:00 +0000

>Why did you have to phrase it like this, instead of just bringing up your own counterpoint?

>What does this have to do with this? I'm not sure you understand the point being made..

Chris, buddy. We probably should not talk on this platform again. Have a great day!

New comment by password54321 in "Every AI model has the same "controversial" take on humans"

password54321 — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:15:03 +0000

It is not a rare take, this is from a 2007 video game: "Humans fail to see things as they truly are. They choose to see only what they wish. I acted only in support for this. A world filled with desires... viewed through a window, from which one sees what one wishes to see... Humans departed from reality at their own volition, craving more false images."

New comment by password54321 in "Every AI model has the same "controversial" take on humans"

password54321 — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:45:34 +0000

So AI holds the same beliefs as the final boss of a typical JRPG.

New comment by password54321 in "Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you bought"

password54321 — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:41:58 +0000

They certainly made a loss on this guy but it is far from "stupid" from a consumer perspective.

New comment by password54321 in "Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you bought"

password54321 — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:41:21 +0000

Treating anti-consumer practices as the "logical conclusion" while failing to give one is annoying. What you stated doesn't solve the fact that many people want to play games with others online, it is not just about assets.

New comment by password54321 in "Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you bought"

password54321 — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:30:26 +0000

Yeah like the Google Stadia. I think there was news of someone who spent >100s of hours on Red Dead Redemption 2 only to have all his save data wiped when Stadia shut down.

Edit: Looks like Rockstar did the guy a favour and it was 6000 hours (https://www.nme.com/news/red-dead-redemption-2-stadia-player...)

New comment by password54321 in "Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you bought"

password54321 — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:24:54 +0000

Your "logical conclusion" ignores that many popular games rely on online content anyway. You still need their servers without needing it to be streamed.

New comment by password54321 in "[dead]"

password54321 — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:07:25 +0000

The headline is completely misleading. There is no ban.

AI Hasn't Spurred Widespread Layoffs Yet. Why Not?

password54321 — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:02:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/ai-hasnt-spurred-widespread-layoffs-yet-why-not

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185884

Points: 3

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Xbox reportedly planning three more rounds of layoffs

password54321 — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:29:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-october-november-january-report

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185427

Points: 6

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