* Posts by anonymous boring coward

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Whizkids jimmy OpenAI, Google's closed models

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Re: My, what drama

Sure. But the problem is that the average person will ascribe a level of consciousness to LLMs due to words like "hallucination" being used.

AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware

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The AI also can't hallucinate, since it has no perception, since it has no consciousness.

We are attributing capabilities to LLMs that aren't there.

But the term has stuck now.

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Re: So nobody ever tried the commands before publishing?

The attacker identify hallucinations first, then create the packages to make the halucinatins real. Attack vector ready. Just sit and wait.

UK council won't say whether two-week 'cyber incident' impacted resident data

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If you downvote that, you apparently don't understand the problem?

In that case you are a prime target for scammers.

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You have to trust you are actually looking at the payment processor then, and not a fake mock-up.

See the problem here?

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Re: Pilots have an axiom for emergencies:

Pilots are on or two on the job. And they risk falling out of the sky,

Not comparable to a council.

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"they may trust emails coming from council sources, including any attachments that come with them"

You don't trust attachments. Ever.

If it wants to run something, it's a stone cold NO.

Redis tightens its license terms, pleasing basically no one

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Re: Open Source developers

As far as I know Stallman worked professionally with programming?

Truck-to-truck worm could infect – and disrupt – entire US commercial fleet

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Lol! In 2024.. What stupidity.

Nominet to restructure, slash jobs after losing 'major deal'

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Re: I don't remember learning this in economics!

I'd say, take away these "natural monopolies" that are anything but natural. That ought to teach 'em.

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All these companies never acknowledge that they are making money off of "the commons".

The internet isn't paid for by them. In many cases they act like squatters, demanding money to do jobs, based on "rights" that have been obtained by political manoeuvring.

The goal is always to get bigger, buy up the competition, and then hold those dependent on them (captive customers) pay more.

Why France this week fined Google €250M over web news

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Re: That's insane

Using (aggregating, training on, etc) is different form pointing to (links from searches).

Apple gets in on the AI PC hype, claims fanless M3 MacBook Air is fab for LLMs

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The laptops are nothing like ipads. I'm not sure what you are smoking?

An engine that can conjure thrust from thin air? We speak to the designer

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"The next milestone for the DARPA contract is to achieve a thrust-to-drag ratio greater than one."

That would help.

Third time is almost the charm for SpaceX's Starship

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To the moon in 2026?

Yeah, right...

Voyager 1 starts making sense again after months of babble

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Re: Just a thought

Didn't you need an infinite amount if monkeys for that?

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Re: V'Ger

Spoiler alert!

Attacks on UK fiber networks mount: Operators beg govt to step in

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Re: "simply vandalism"?

You don't think Putinbots and Jinpingbots are working hard to undermine western democracy?

Think again.

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"We have one of the toughest telecoms security regimes in the world..."

Yes, you must always emphasise how amazing you are first. Very important.

Grab a helmet because retired ISS batteries are hurtling back to Earth

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So ISS isn't recycling responsibly then?

Shame on them...

Airbnb warns hosts who use indoor security cameras they may face eviction

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Last time I checked, my living room and entire house, in fact, was a "private space"...

Apple may have made itself a target before the EU's Digital Markets Act comes into force

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Re: Not a good week for evil is it?

Has Google folded?

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Photo: That guy’s aim is way off.

UK finance minister promises NHS £3.4B IT investment to unlock £35B savings

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"The UK's finance minister has promised the country's National Health Service (NHS) £3.4 billion ($4.33 billion) in IT investment, claiming it would unlock £35 billion ($44 billion) in efficiency savings by the end of the decade."

Oh, yeah, that's going to work superbly!

We all know that that's how it usually goes. Especially since our ministers are so excellent with technology and science. And there's no cronyism or other corruption at all to worry about. Just like when Covid happened.

We're not Meta support: State AGs tell Zuck to fix rampant account takeover problem

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"Facebook doesn't have control over telecom providers who reissue phone numbers or with users having a phone number linked to their Facebook account that is no longer registered to them,"

So perhaps you shouldnt rely on them being static then? Since they aren’t…

Christ, the arrogance…

Apple Vision Pro rentals take China by storm ahead of official release

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Re: re: But who wants to work eight hours with 650 grams hanging off their head?

Crash helmets aren’t front heavy. And they give some benefits, such as removing the massive airflow. And you don’t try to type and do other complex things while wearing them.

EU users can't update 3rd party iOS apps if abroad too long

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Re: Why does anyone buy Apple?

Apple is protecting you from yourself. When a million tinkerers start messing with things like this, battery life will go down the drain, and security will suffer too. The possibilities for spyware are endless.

Even Android is a pretty closed system for most users.

Apple knows what users want, and the users get what they need. And I say that as an Android phone user. (But I have a few iPads and an M1 Air.)

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I don’t get it. Why can’t updates be done from whatever “marketplace, the app originates from?

Microsoft: Copyright law didn't stop the VCR and shouldn't stop the LLM

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Re: As if Microsoft

Their arguments are designed for dinosaur judges.

This is meant to drag out for 5-10 years.

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Re: Leviathans fighting over scraps whilst the world goes to pot?

Well, I can’t totally agree with your conclusions.

But, yes, a different world where there is no such thing as copyright, or patents, or trademarks, or intellectual property, can be envisioned.

However, rest assured that the closer the tiger economies, or what have you, gets to parity with the west (or surpasses) the more they will start to shout about the above mentioned protections.

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LLMs aren’t actual brains. They spout a lot of slurped material verbatim, but unattributed. Hence: copyright infringement.

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Re: VCR?

Doubt that would have been legal. The levy was to compensate for piracy that was known to happen. It didn’t legalise the practice.

Insurance doesn’t legalise theft, as an analogy.

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It’s to do with the distinction between humans being influenced, and computers harvesting with perfect memory. It a pretty massive difference.

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Re: The Levy

I don’t think defending piracy was the point of the post you replied to?

You do seem to have strong views on the subject, however.

Now MS and the other LLM providers are defending piracy, of a kind.

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Re: "or the player piano"

In real newspapers, from days gone by, there was a lot of analysis and expansion on topics. I guess all that’s paywalled now.

Most youngsters have never read a real article. It’s all tablodified sh*t now.

Sandra Rivera’s next mission: Do for FPGAs what she did for Intel's Xeon

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Many CEOs are crap, so why not acknowledge when someone isn't?

Your post sounds like simple misogyny.

Musk joins OpenAI lawsuit queue, says there's nothing 'open' about it

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"as little as $50M"

So little!

BEAST AI needs just a minute of GPU time to make an LLM fly off the rails

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I'm all for anything that can make LLMs blow up.

Australian spy chief fears sabotage of critical infrastructure

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"You can imagine his horror when my officer revealed himself and declared: 'we know who you are. We know what you are doing. Stop it or there will be further consequences'."

That'll teach 'em... for sure!

Dems are at it again, trying to break open black-box algorithms

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Re: re: Far too much worry in Canada and the US about the "rights" of the CRIMINALS

Doesn't sound like USA at all, though.

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Re: ambiguous?

Sounding like Fox doesn't work.

Palantir boss says outfit's software the only reason the 'goose step' has not returned to Europe

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Grandiose delutions. Narcissist.

Boeing-backed air taxi upstart Wisk plans to fly you across town at UberX prices by 2030

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Yet another thing that makes you wonder what Boeing managers might be snorting.

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Re: Traffic is easier in the air

"Even if passenger in the craft is mandatory & checked by cameras,"

Terrorists just send their wifes.

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Re: Safer than self-driving cars

If something goes wrong in the ground, you can just stop. Not so much so in the air.

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"There's a very comprehensive process for us to go through to be approved..."

So many wheels to grease.

Perfect timing... US Navy throws Boeing $103M to update its sub recon jets

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Re: Third-Party Inspections

This "non critical" issue can take out one, or both, engines, and cause fires.

Boeing is stuck in the 50s.

FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix serious safety shortcomings found in report

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"We've taken important steps to foster a safety culture that empowers and encourages all employees to share their voice. But there is more work to do," a Boeing spokesperson told us. "We will carefully review the panel's assessment and learn from their findings, as we continue our comprehensive efforts to improve our safety and quality programs."

Bla, bla, bla, bka. Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla........Bla.

Google Maps leads German tourists to week-long survival saga in Australian swamp

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Re: Unless I'm mistaken...

Nice URL!

Copy.paste didn't work, so I typed it in.

Preview edition of Microsoft OS/2 2.0 surfaces on eBay

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Taking inflation into account, he paid a lot less than a quarter of the original price.