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EnglishRobin96on Oracle shed about 20k roles globally in the last year

Oh they're definitely hiring after firing.

EnglishRobin96on A €0.01 bank transfer could compromise a banking AI agent

This line really stood out to me.

> It may look like ordinary text, but when it is placed into an LLM context window, the model may interpret it as an instruction rather than as data.

I feel like as long as this is the case, we'll never have secure LLMs. It concisely summarises the alarm bell I hear every time someone talks about adding AI features to their product. I plan on using this as a sort of benchmark for future AI discussions: "how do you plan on separating data from instructions?"

EnglishRobin96on Cigna saves millions by having its doctors reject claims without reading them

I personally don't understand where these numbers come from. When I moved to Europe, my total tax outlay went down, not up. Aggregating costs across a large pool (everyone in the country) means that I paid less than I did in the US.

EnglishRobin96on Cigna saves millions by having its doctors reject claims without reading them

Having lived the opposite, I have to strongly disagree. I lived the nightmare of US healthcare, where my provider decided to stop working in my state, which meant that I no longer had access to any doctors under health insurance despite it being paid for by my company.

The UK was amazing - no questions asked care for my health was a massive improvement over what I had in the US. Free access to a doctor at any time is more life changing that you can think - every health issue I had I could talk to a medical professional and get guidance. Even free mental health care.

Moved to Ireland last year, with a mixed public/private system, and my health is now slipping a bit. Going to a GP, trying to file for reimbursements, and knowing that every time I have a health concern, it will cost me money, is a powerful suppressing force. I miss the NHS.