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Comment OpenAI does not dictate AGI (Score 2) 54

I bet OpenAI is realizing they've hit some bump in achieving actual AGI.

If they don't reach it, does Microsoft essentially come away with a perpetual license for all OpenAI stuff? That doesn't seem fair, but maybe it's binding?

The definition of AGI aside, seems like an interesting court case.

Comment This is a good thing, though. (Score 2) 39

AI is here -- you can dislike it, but it'd be a mistake to ignore it. I recognize we're worried about AI making us dumber in the same way phones removed our memory for phone numbers. But, this tool is incredibly useful and not going anywhere, just like phones.

The same way we trained kids on computers, they should be taught AI compentency. With AI competency comes language, critical thinking, and research -- huge skills applicable everywhere, not just AI.

And when they need help learning a new subject, they should apply that competency to getting the Math/etc. help they need. Using AI to learn a new subject has been far and above the best use case in my life, and with competency training kids (and teachers) can find the same educational impact.

It doesn't need to be a detriment.

Comment Re:AI not to blame? (Score 5, Insightful) 75

Stack Overflow messed up by not having a "close with explanation" option. They are too focused on experts and data quality.

If you understand How To Ask Questions, Stack Overflow is fantastic. I've had nothing but good experiences.

If you're a newbie, you will ask a question that you are so lost on that you'll get closed as a dupe of a question that seems unrelated to yours. The expert will have seen three layers deep into your issue and found the real problem, correctly closing it as a dupe.

On one hand, Stack Overflow gets to have clean data. On the other hand, that newbie doesn't understand why their question was closed, doesn't have their problem solved, and probably jumps on reddit saying how awful Stack Overflow is.

The person voting to close does not need to leave an explanation. A lot don't.

Comment Re:But they are there for themselves. (Score 3, Interesting) 70

It's just a look into how businesses report things. This sort of unnuanced messaging might be comforting for shareholders because it seems like a simple problem to solve.

Productivity not at the pace you want? It's not the fault of our business model, project planning, etc. -- the worker bees are just lazy and we need to fix their entitled work ethic.

Comment Re:Modified honeycomb, I hope (Score 1) 30

You're kinda describing a variation of the typical multi-level A* pathing system used for ages by games.

A* actually lends itself really well to adding extra weights (like traffic, hills, trucking limitations, etc.) and dimensions (coordinating a fleet), it's very flexible. I have no clue if A* is at all appropriate for mapping on a national level, but I can't think of why not.

TFA is somewhat vague but it appears that cinoared ti a square, the hexagons' more circular shape allow for a better 'fit' over natural geography while also allowing a larger and more diverse set of connections if you imagine them as a graph with each face connecting.

Comment A bit surprising (Score 1) 96

I'd expect an office to just chill at high intensity 6500k because that's "alert" lighting. As a business owner you wouldn't want sunset to roll around at 5pm and all your lights are sitting at 3000k and dim because that means people are winding down at work. I'm down for this kind of home lighting 100% though; have been doing it for years.

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