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molave··on United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 inspections
Literally yes (at least for Boeing). Pray Airbus doesn't do the same.
molave··on Audiobox: Meta's new foundation research model for audio generation
> The more rational voices in my mind, though, become more and more afraid of a world where the only thing you can trust is people sitting right in front of you. That makes the world of information pretty small again.

Gives me cosmological analogies: in the far enough future, the only things you can see in the night sky are the members of the local supercluster.

molave··on Most AI startups are doomed
It's just like most bubbles (automaking, 1990s dotcoms, crypto, etc)
molave··on Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers
I personally don't mind if they use AI to augment human writing/introduce interesting personas instead of the formulaic intro-bulleted list-conclusion articles from ChatGPT
molave··on Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO
I've gotten tired enough of enshittification that I prefer OpenAI shutting down as a non-profit than they live long enough to be a solely profit-oriented company.
molave··on New evidence strongly suggests Indonesia's Gunung Padang is oldest known pyramid
One of the best parts of the Kingkiller Chronicle books is the discovery of a piece of pottery that suggested the historicity of a mythological evil figure whose stories were already ancient.

Even if the dating is most likely inaccurate as a structure, I got that similar surreal emotion when I learned about Gunung Padang.

molave··on Growing AI presence is re-energizing parts of San Francisco
That inspired me to copy your comment as a prompt in ChatGPT:

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to impact various aspects of the commercial real estate industry, but it may not have the ability to save or prevent a commercial real estate bubble on its own. The state of the commercial real estate market is influenced by a complex interplay of economic, financial, and market forces, and the rise or fall of a bubble is typically tied to broader economic conditions.

Here are some ways in which AI can be relevant to the commercial real estate industry:

1. Data Analysis: AI can help analyze large volumes of real estate data, such as property values, rental rates, and market trends, to provide insights to investors, developers, and property managers. This data analysis can inform decision-making and help identify investment opportunities.

2. Predictive Analytics: AI algorithms can be used to make predictions about future trends in the real estate market, which can aid in making informed investment decisions and risk assessments.

3. Automation: AI can automate various aspects of property management and maintenance, potentially reducing operational costs and increasing efficiency for property owners.

4. Risk Assessment: AI can assist in assessing the creditworthiness of tenants and help in the underwriting process for commercial real estate loans.

5. Virtual Tours and Visualization: AI-driven technologies can enhance property marketing by creating virtual property tours and realistic visualizations of properties.

While AI can provide valuable tools and insights, it cannot single-handedly save a commercial real estate bubble. The rise or fall of a real estate bubble typically involves a combination of factors such as interest rates, economic conditions, supply and demand dynamics, and investor sentiment.

To address issues related to a potential real estate bubble, it often requires a combination of government policy, prudent lending practices, and regulatory oversight. AI can be a part of the solution, but it is just one component of a complex ecosystem in the real estate industry.

molave··on AI Is Becoming a Band-Aid over Bad, Broken Tech Industry Design Choices
That's a side effect of technologies that metaphorically open a Pandora's box of possibilities. The explosion of RAM sizes, for example, led to developers abandoning memory efficiency in their projects to pursue quick rollouts.
molave··on Can we build trustable hardware? (2019)
Yes, assuming you have sole control of every single step of the process from procuring raw materials to the final product. That could even fail if you're drunk or high.
molave··on Krita fund has no corporate support
In a corporate setting, it will help if open source software has easy deployment configurations to track usage and ensure vulnerable versions are not lurking somewhere. Firefox for instance has this.
molave··on ‘Preapproved Narratives’ Corrupt Science
But not all "preapproved narratives" are bad, though. Things like "murder is bad" is something almost everyone would agree on.
molave··on Amazon Prime Video content to start including ads next year
Yes. I don't mind ads if the service is free. Put it in a paid service, I'll consider my outlay "money on the table" better spent on more productive/fulfilling ventures.
molave··on Apple stole $100s from me, Customer Service says there's nothing they can do
> (And as well, acquiring this IP license should mean that I can also freely download the game from random websites/torrents. The distributor might not have a right to distribute the work, and so might get in trouble for sending it to me; but I shouldn't get in trouble for requesting or receiving it!)

You're into something. I like this.

molave··on Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement
On one hand: should I pay copyright owners for the privilege of sharing what I learned, regardless of how I obtained it?

On the other: I am not supposed to share sensitive data, confidential trade secrets, or privileged national security intelligence that I learned without the necessary authorization.

Applied to an LLM, how would that work?

molave··on Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company
Not surprised. If they can't have you, then no one can. It's sad that startups either die quickly a hero or live long and be a villain.
molave··on I am drowning in mutes: The current Threads experience
Being active in an ActivityPub space lately, a bunch of folks there are very vocal against Threads being part of the ecosystem. They're confident Meta will Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish.
molave··on Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads [pdf]
Makes sense. However, I hope no one takes this the wrong way and hire too many people to starve competitors of talent.
molave··on Ask HN: What are some of the best Reddit alternatives?
1. Lemmy 2. Going to a physical hobbyist club near you (if there's one)
molave··on Reddit subs with millions of followers plan to extend the blackout indefinitely
There's a surface-level and deeper-level answer here.

Surface-level: the API price hikes are at a glance meant to force out third-party Reddit interfaces. To speculate, this is aimed to funnel users to Reddit's official application. I can say that because the mobile website is getting crippled over time to "encourage" users to use the app.

Deeper-level: it is reflective of Reddit corporate's attitudes towards its users. They are gearing for an IPO, so they want to tell investors that they will be profitable (read: milk its users, monetize everything, remove convenient features if it will mean profits, etc.)

molave··on Sam Altman goes before US Congress to propose licenses for building AI
One more step towards OpenAI's transformation to ClosedAI. AI as implemented today presents many valid questions on ethics. This move, at first glance, is more on artificially making the technology scarce so OpenAI can increase its profit.
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