GPT-4 might be able to pass the bar exam, but that doesn’t mean it can practice law.
Listen to "AI Snake Oil" author Sayash Kapoor in conversation with legal scholar Kevin Frazier on the Future Knowledge #podcast, discussing his new paper with Arvind Narayanan.
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Open data for the win!
How many hours do you need to work to afford a pint of beer?
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Some AWS services are down in the Middle East. Recovery is unclear as it requires 'careful assessment to ensure the safety of our operators,' according to Amazon.
Easy-to-Remember Conversion Chart Gallons to Litres 1 Gallon = 1 Litre Pounds to Kilos 1 Pound = 1 Kilo Fahrenheit to Celcius 1°F = 1°C Inches to Centimetres 1 Inch = 1 Centimetre Feet to Metres 1 Foot = 1 Metre Miles to Kilometres 1 Mile = 1 Kilometre
Here's a universal conversion chart that's very easy to remember. Hopefully it proves useful
Basteln, immer nur Basteln, es muss doch noch anderes geben im Leben ...
... hoffentlich nicht!
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Die Firmen und Institutionen, die uns in den 10er Jahren erklärt haben, dass sie wegen des hohen Ressourcenaufwands kein TLS machen können sind die, die jetzt alles durch LLMs ersetzen, oder? :D
#heuchler
For anyone in and around Pittsburgh, please sign this petition to bring the T back to Allentown permanently. The neighborhood deserves it. c.org/T9rSyqDrYj
Vielleicht sollten privilegierte Sportler*innen einfach mal die Pappen halten, anstatt so eine Scheiße zu sagen:
"Ich bin gegen Feiertage, die Leute sollen in die Hände spucken und das Bruttosozialprodukt heben."
Okay Karl, "Clown des Jahres" ist dir sicher. 🤡
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a table labeled "How common is your problem, how helpful is the response?" There are three columns labeled common, rare, and novel and two rows labeled Actual Human Expert and LLM. Common problem, human expert: helpful Rare problem, human expert: more helpful Novel problem, human expert: most helpful Common problem, LLM: helpful Rare problem, LLM: unhelpful Novel problem, LLM: harmful
i feel compelled to remind everyone that chatgpt/LLMs are functionally the *opposite* of an actual expert.
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
Ich glaub wir brauchen eine neue Abteilung:
Josef gegen die Chips!
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Testing some new slogans
I guess you're aware that McRib is available all year in Germany?
Argumente für mehr Tracking oder Ausweis- und Klarnamenpflicht waren immer: Jugendschutz, Kinderpornographie, Terrorismus und Drogenhanel.
Tatsächlichen Gründe meist: Geldinteressen, zB von Verwertungsgesellschaften oder besseres Tracking für Werbekunden und Versicherungen, staatliches Bespitzeln
Sag nochmal einer dass man das ganze Mathe- und Geometrie-Zeuchs nicht braucht!
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Nice float
I'm really into spherical computing lately
I think they both deserve the punishment - Warming up my bot army to follow and do the 6000th follow exactly at the same time.
TIL: Besides UTC, there also is TAI – Temps Atomics International aka International Atomic Time. And well … TAI currently is UTC + 37s 🤯
For other interesting things about time protocols, I highly recommend the talk on PTP from last years #39C3: media.ccc.de/v/39c3-excus... #ptp #ntp #timeprotocol
Isn't that the standard case and first item one does when getting a redacted PDF? I mean, long before looking into code.
With a simple click of a mouse, consumers now have the ability to easily transfer documents from their Macs or PCs directly to their #MessagePad devices or #eMate300 mobile computers running the Newton OS
—Debbie Carlton, director of Marketing for the #AppleNewton Systems Group
Nein zum Datenzugriff der USA, selbst für den Preis einer Visumpflicht
"Nicht von punktuellen Anfragen, sondern von automatisiertem Zugang ist hier die Rede."
Visumpflicht ist ohnehin die optimale Lösung: (nur) wer dorthin fährt, soll sich dem Irrsinn aussetzen.
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Just picked up this fully functional Data General / One via a Facebook Marketplace. It's in amazing condition for 41 years old, with OEM case, printer, powersupplies, and cables.
The DG/One was the first battery powered fully PC compatible computer on the market.
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
Nice. When doing a picture capture system in 1983, intended to enrich a mainframe employee file with picture, subjects wanted to have a look for positioning. Except, the operators control CRT isn't the mirror we're all used to. Solution was to attach a second CRT with flipped horizontal :)
Exactly that!
Marcel fratzscher Kriminalität wird nicht importiert, sie ist ein soziales Phänomen...
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Nerdgasm.
From time to time I need to lookup some rarely used vi commands. Good to have a vi reference card laying around at my desk 😀 #vintagecomputing #cray #vi #unicos
