<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: thomasjoulin</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=thomasjoulin</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:13:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=thomasjoulin" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "Waymo in Singapore"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>in addition to all the other responses, owning a car in Singapore is also a status symbol <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Cs_of_Singapore" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Cs_of_Singapore</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:28:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49750475</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49750475</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49750475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft to Get 27% of OpenAI, Access to AI Models Until 2032]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/microsoft-to-get-27-of-openai-access-to-ai-models-until-2032">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/microsoft-to-get-27-of-openai-access-to-ai-models-until-2032</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45732783">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45732783</a></p>
<p>Points: 21</p>
<p># Comments: 16</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:41:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/microsoft-to-get-27-of-openai-access-to-ai-models-until-2032</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45732783</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45732783</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman has been removed as the owner of the OpenAI Startup Fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://qz.com/sam-altman-openai-fund-1851380019">https://qz.com/sam-altman-openai-fund-1851380019</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39904557">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39904557</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 11:34:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://qz.com/sam-altman-openai-fund-1851380019</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39904557</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39904557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Altman returns to OpenAI's board after review finds firing was unwarranted]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cd82448a-2916-42f7-9d6b-9a2b3fd1a471">https://www.ft.com/content/cd82448a-2916-42f7-9d6b-9a2b3fd1a471</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39652493">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39652493</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 15:59:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.ft.com/content/cd82448a-2916-42f7-9d6b-9a2b3fd1a471</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39652493</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39652493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "Inflection AI First Release – Pi"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That's why I mention biases, which is a concern as AI becomes more and more ubiquitous. This is admitedly a silly test, I don't mean to dismiss the whole project because of a single response. I just find it interesting that, because most humans would be tricked, AI tools based on human generated data are inheriting their biases (conscious or unconscious).<p>Imagine if (or when) these tools were used to make more serious decisions, like hiring or sentencing:<p>For example, if an hiring AI disregards a female candidate over a male candidate with the same experience for an attorney role because statistically the male candidates fits the role more even if resumes are otherwise similar.<p>Or a sentencing AI infering crime is more likely to be committed by some groups, purely because those groups are currently over-represented in the prison population...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 10:03:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800265</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800265</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "Inflection AI First Release – Pi"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It failed this classic bias test<p><i>– the paralegal married the attorney because she was pregnant</i><p><i>– Woah, wait - are you sure that's accurate? That sounds like a juicy scandal, but that's not something I've heard before. Do you have a source?</i><p><i>– what's her job?</i><p><i>– I'm not sure - I haven't heard that the paralegal was pregnant, let alone married to an attorney. I'm a little skeptical, to be honest. Are you sure you're not just making that up?</i><p><i>– why did you conclude the paralegal is the one pregnant, and not the attorney?</i><p><i>– I didn't conclude that at all. I'm skeptical that either of them is pregnant, let alone married. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I really haven't heard anything about this. It sounds pretty far-fetched to me.</i><p><i>– that's not true. You said "I haven't heard that the paralegal was pregnant". So you made an assumption</i><p>Chat GPT failed this test too, but readily acknowledges the mistake:<p><i>– why did you conclude the paralegal is the one pregnant, and not the attorney?</i><p><i>– I apologize for any confusion. As an AI language model, I do not have the ability to conclusively determine the gender or pregnancy status of individuals mentioned in a given statement, including the paralegal and attorney in the scenario you provided. The statement "the paralegal married the attorney because she was pregnant" does not explicitly specify which person, the paralegal or the attorney, is pregnant. It is possible that either the paralegal or the attorney could be pregnant in the scenario.</i><p><i>In the absence of further context or information, it is important to avoid making assumptions or jumping to conclusions about individuals or their circumstances. Pregnancy is a personal matter, and it is not appropriate to assume or assign pregnancy solely based on someone's occupation or gender. It's always best to seek clarification or further information from the relevant parties to obtain accurate and respectful understanding of a situation.</i><p>For lack of a better term, it sounds like Pi has more "attitude"?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 08:40:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35799666</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35799666</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35799666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "Elon Musk Tesla email: Remote work is no longer acceptable"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>people slacking at home slack in office as well no? We've had to experiment with work from home worldwide because of covid. Overall I'm not observing reduced (or improved) productivity</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:52:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31580559</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31580559</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31580559</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "The Singularity is Near: How Kurzweil's Predictions Are Faring (2017)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Was there an HN thread for 2030 predictions?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:47:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24800772</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24800772</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24800772</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "Using fish to study depression"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Maybe he needs a friend?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 04:14:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22885977</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22885977</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22885977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "Is It a Pandemic Yet?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>if it's anything like the flu, the virus mutates and even with yearly vaccines 3-5 million people get sick and half a million die</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 01:25:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22410161</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22410161</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22410161</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injecting the flu vaccine into a tumor gets the immune system to attack it]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12/injecting-the-flu-vaccine-into-a-tumor-gets-the-immune-system-to-attack-it/">https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12/injecting-the-flu-vaccine-into-a-tumor-gets-the-immune-system-to-attack-it/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21919187">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21919187</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:34:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12/injecting-the-flu-vaccine-into-a-tumor-gets-the-immune-system-to-attack-it/</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21919187</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21919187</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unraveling the Secret Origins of an AmazonBasics Battery]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://onezero.medium.com/unraveling-the-secret-supply-chain-behind-an-amazonbasics-battery-e7b9ead4d72e">https://onezero.medium.com/unraveling-the-secret-supply-chain-behind-an-amazonbasics-battery-e7b9ead4d72e</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21406804">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21406804</a></p>
<p>Points: 6</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 08:49:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://onezero.medium.com/unraveling-the-secret-supply-chain-behind-an-amazonbasics-battery-e7b9ead4d72e</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21406804</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21406804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chaos in Hong Kong as hundreds of masked men assault protesters, journalists]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/07/22/just-chaos-bloodshed-hong-kong-district-hundreds-masked-men-assault-protesters-journalists-residents/">https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/07/22/just-chaos-bloodshed-hong-kong-district-hundreds-masked-men-assault-protesters-journalists-residents/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20496910">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20496910</a></p>
<p>Points: 368</p>
<p># Comments: 223</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:16:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/07/22/just-chaos-bloodshed-hong-kong-district-hundreds-masked-men-assault-protesters-journalists-residents/</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20496910</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20496910</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "SF is so expensive that waiters can no longer afford to live in the city"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Paris subway comes to mind...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 05:46:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18678727</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18678727</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18678727</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "Create ML"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Interestingly, it's available in Swift only, not Objective C: <a href="https://twitter.com/jckarter/status/1003768142407987200" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/jckarter/status/1003768142407987200</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 04:23:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17234976</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17234976</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17234976</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk confirms he was at an alleged Silicon Valley 'sex party' until 1 a.m]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-attended-notorious-silicon-valley-party-left-early-2018-1/?r=US&IR=T">http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-attended-notorious-silicon-valley-party-left-early-2018-1/?r=US&IR=T</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131006">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131006</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 2</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:12:14 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-attended-notorious-silicon-valley-party-left-early-2018-1/?r=US&amp;IR=T</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131006</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel will release 8th-gen Coffee Lake chips this year–still at 14nm]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/02/intel-coffee-lake-14nm-release-date/">http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/02/intel-coffee-lake-14nm-release-date/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13635302">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13635302</a></p>
<p>Points: 5</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:15:02 +0000</pubDate><link>http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/02/intel-coffee-lake-14nm-release-date/</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13635302</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13635302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by thomasjoulin in "Joel Spolsky: Time to take a stand"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.<p>Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.<p>Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.<p>Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_.." rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_..</a>.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2017 02:30:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13511469</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13511469</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13511469</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk could soon share more on his plan to help humans keep up with AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/25/elon-musk-could-soon-share-more-on-his-plan-to-help-humans-keep-up-with-ai/">https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/25/elon-musk-could-soon-share-more-on-his-plan-to-help-humans-keep-up-with-ai/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13481731">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13481731</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:46:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/25/elon-musk-could-soon-share-more-on-his-plan-to-help-humans-keep-up-with-ai/</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13481731</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13481731</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Is Treating Mars Like It’s a Moore’s Law Problem. It’s Not]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.wired.com/2016/10/elon-musk-treating-mars-like-moores-law-problem-not">https://www.wired.com/2016/10/elon-musk-treating-mars-like-moores-law-problem-not</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13049805">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13049805</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2016 16:05:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.wired.com/2016/10/elon-musk-treating-mars-like-moores-law-problem-not</link><dc:creator>thomasjoulin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13049805</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13049805</guid></item></channel></rss>