I have many conversations with people about Large Language Models like ChatGPT and Copilot. The idea that “it makes convincing sentences, but it doesn’t know what it’s talking about” is a difficult concept to convey or wrap your head around. Because the sentences are so convincing....
Having binged Fallout, 3 Body Problem and The Boys recently, I’ve moved onto Severance. It’s a quirky, slow burn with an intriguing setup. 7/10 jaffas so far....
“We’ve almost got some of their telecommunications cracked; the front end even runs on a laptop!” The Mac that sunk a thousand ships could have been merely clunky product placement, not a bafflingly stupid tech-on-film moment....
I think that one’s pretty well explained (albeit not explicitly) by the presence of the Nazgul and the eye of Sauron, which were either destroyed or otherwise occupied when the eagles made their rescue. People pretend Mordor had no airborne defenses for the bit, but it doesn’t really make sense
Doesn’t have to be all seeing to spot a fucking eagle lol. This is akin to “Gandalf should’ve teleported the ring to Mordor, it never explicitly said he couldn’t”
Lab grown dairy protein will be sold wholesale long before it’s available as milk. We’ll be eating it as protein bars and chocolate, then processed cheese. Who’s going to know the difference? Who’s going to care?
I don’t know if others are experiencing a similar situation. My all feed is very sparse with engagement. If I sort top six hours or by top 12 most posts have between 5-10 comments. I feel like there was more in the past? Is engagement dropping off? I’m on lemmy.world as my instance.
Most of that shouldn’t be considered extreme. Yeah “eat the rich” style rhetoric is inflammatory, but the rest is just pretty bog standard leftist stuff. There’s far more extreme stuff on Reddit, on all the political fringes.
You sure? They specifically mention blood transfusion, which is obviously an actual real transfer of blood from the young/healthy(/poor?) to the old/sick(/wealthy?). It’s not clear to me whether “children” is hyperbole or conspiracy.
What to watch?
Sick and feel like I’ve hit the end of Netflix, Prime, … Is there a community about what everyone is streaming/recommending?
Android's new anti-theft features (blog.google)
What is a good eli5 analogy for GenAI not "knowing" what they say?
I have many conversations with people about Large Language Models like ChatGPT and Copilot. The idea that “it makes convincing sentences, but it doesn’t know what it’s talking about” is a difficult concept to convey or wrap your head around. Because the sentences are so convincing....
My own cryptic "There's No Business" (crosswords.bickio.me)
Not sure how this will be received in this community. Happy to remove if it’s not a good fit.
Govt to convert 35 state schools to charter schools (www.newshub.co.nz)
Companies are not your friend (sh.itjust.works)
What are we watching?
Having binged Fallout, 3 Body Problem and The Boys recently, I’ve moved onto Severance. It’s a quirky, slow burn with an intriguing setup. 7/10 jaffas so far....
What plot holes could be adequately explained away with a single shot or line of dialogue?
“We’ve almost got some of their telecommunications cracked; the front end even runs on a laptop!” The Mac that sunk a thousand ships could have been merely clunky product placement, not a bafflingly stupid tech-on-film moment....
[META] are "IAMA" type posts allowed in this community? e.g. "IAMA fireman, ask me anything"
'Right in the firing line': New lab-grown milk substitute could threaten NZ's dairy sector (www.newshub.co.nz)
Ladies if all the men of the world disappeared for 24 hours, they are fine they will come back, BUT during those 24 hours what are YOU doing?
This question has been around for a while but I’m curious as to your answer
Can the Green Party’s holy mission survive its fallible disciples? (thespinoff.co.nz)
Launching A $60+ Game Seems Like A Bad Idea Right Now (kotaku.com)
It took me years to realize this (sh.itjust.works)
Tarkov studio claims it actually doesn't have the server capacity for everyone who bought the game for $150 to play its upcoming PvE mode, still wants players to pay extra (www.pcgamer.com)
Meet ‘goldene’: this gilded cousin of graphene is also one atom thick (www.nature.com)
Has community engagement dropped off suddenly?
I don’t know if others are experiencing a similar situation. My all feed is very sparse with engagement. If I sort top six hours or by top 12 most posts have between 5-10 comments. I feel like there was more in the past? Is engagement dropping off? I’m on lemmy.world as my instance.
Form fail (lemmy.world)
Curb Your Enthusiasm and Crusader Kings III. Sounds good tbh, I'd watch that (sh.itjust.works)