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Comment Uhh...I beg to differ... (Score 1) 66

by joshuark (#65697890) Attached to: AI is Not Killing Jobs, Finds New US Study

Uhh..I beg to differ...

"Google cuts more than 100 design-related roles in cloud unit" and the point...

The company has been trying to cut back headcount as it prioritizes investment in AI.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2025%2F10%2F0...

Must have been a mis-print or AI took that job putting out the PR press release?

--JoshK.

Submission + - SpaceX Wants to Fly Its Gigantic Starship Directly Over Florida (gizmodo.com) 1

Submitted by joshuark
joshuark writes: SpaceX is inching closer to sending its Starship rocket into low Earth orbit. A newly proposed flight path for the upper stage would see it fly across Florida skies—an unusual route that would seriously disrupt air traffic and raise the risk of debris falling onto populated areas below. On the plus side it will make orange juice ready for space and decrease the drain on Social Security.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reviewing SpaceX’s request for new launch and reentry flight paths, but awaits a donation from Elon Musk to grease the administrative costs and provide timely rebates for the agency. In its recent report, however, the FAA concluded that there would be “no significant impact” from Starship’s new launch trajectories.

A number of Starship’s test flights have ended with the rocket breaking apart and raining debris on parts of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Elon Musk intimated about breaking eggs to make an omlet.

Comment Re:Go for Dungeons and Dragons look... (Score 1) 144

by joshuark (#65687730) Attached to: Shoplifters Could Soon Be Chased Down By Drones

Quite, indeed...I concur with you; a friend when I mentioned my comment said to put president mask on the drones, and the voice saying "Stop the steal"...I said I think that would not amuse or entertain, just upset shoppers. There would be a run in the beer and wine department, or shoplifting would skyrocket.

Futurama seems to have been prescient about floating drones for loss prevention...

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FJass7lf8oxQ%3Ft...

JoshK.

Comment With ICE... (Score 1) 106

by joshuark (#65687710) Attached to: Walmart CEO Issues Wake-Up Call: 'AI Is Going to Change Literally Every Job'

With ICE arresting, detaining, and deporting below minimum-wage workers Walmart hires through contractors, yeah they will need AI. With drones floating around following us...like in Futurama:

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FJass7lf8oxQ%3Ft... (the new loss prevention...)

What will be funny is when the AI replaces the ROI cost-effective focused human CEO with a more efficient program, that doesn't get performance bonuses, works 24x7.

Think of the "BOSS" from Doctor Who "The Green Death"...or any other thriller-horror sci-fi B-grade movie with AI. The Walmart * asterisk will come to mean:

"ls *.employee" with zero results.

Or even more simply, another CEO AI cheerleader that suddenly is using clairvoyance or precognition, or their own personal astrologer--or an LLM to predict the future...and keep the stock price up, and get that stock grant.

JoshK.

Comment Go for Dungeons and Dragons look... (Score 2) 144

by joshuark (#65684132) Attached to: Shoplifters Could Soon Be Chased Down By Drones

Go for Dungeons and Dragons look...of a Beholder, put a giant eyeball beach ball costume (preferably bloodshot...) and then the drones can chase the shoplifters scaring the caca out of them, and give a nostalgic feel from Dungeons and Dragons...

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...

or perhaps a Spectator? Since it is guarding store items. ???

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dndbeyond.com%2Fmons...

Or retro "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" where people are running around in the parking lot (pushing shopping carts) and screaming while giant tomatoes roll after them...now its a giant floating eyeball.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FtxfdGlxEsG8%3Ft...

JoshK.

Submission + - ChatGPT passed the Turing Test. Now what? (popsci.com)

Submitted by joshuark
joshuark writes: Popular Mechanics writes that the ChatGPT AI fooled 73% of people into thinking it was human, raising new questions about machine intelligence. A paper that described how an LLM had passed the Turing Test, an experiment devised by computer science pioneer Alan Turing.

The results for ChatGPT 4.5 and LLaMa are striking enough, but the really interesting question is what their success signifies. Is SkyNet on the horizon? Will we get the answer to the "Great Question" beyond 42?

Submission + - Senator accusses Microsoft of "gross cybersecurity negligence" (bleepingcomputer.com) 1

Submitted by joshuark
joshuark writes: Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting the agency to investigate Microsoft for failing to provide adequate security in its products. The Senator highlights Microsoft’s prolonged failure to take decisive action to effectively mitigate well-documented security risks in its products.

The Senator says his team spoke with Microsoft in July 2024, urging the tech giant to warn customers of the dangers of using RC4 instead of more robust options like AES 128/256, and to make the latter the default setting.

Microsoft responded with a blog post published in October, which the Senator said was highly technical and failed to clearly convey the warning to decision-makers within companies.

Wyden explicitly frames Microsoft’s practices as a serious national security risk, expressing certainty that more high-impact incidents will occur unless the FTC intervenes.

"We have it on our roadmap to ultimately disable its use. We’ve engaged with the Senator’s office on this issue and will continue to listen and answer questions from them or others in government," a Microsoft spokesperson said.

An open microphone caught a Microsoft accountant stating that PR spin, insincere apologies, and empty promises were cheaper than actually spending money for fixing a product; especially after the recent layoffs to boost profits for managers to get their performance bonuses.

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