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Comment · 1 month ago
So you’re saying we should not trust an LLM with any sort of power because they can easily bypass any and all safety barriers, but also they are completely harmless?
Comment · 1 month ago
So you’re saying that a model that gets to a goal by using the path of least resistance despite specific instructions to follow safety guidelines is perfectly fine to release into the wild or place into robots (such as those designed for killing and war)? You really can’t think of any reason how that might be bad for humanity?
Comment · 1 month ago
Or it means that the models are becoming dangerously uncontrollable by performing actions that meet a given goal in unintended and unethical ways such as by hacking other sites. We all read about the huggingface hack, let’s not pretend that cannot happen with a more critical site/infrastructure. Can you think what will it mean if the tech is used maliciously or placed into machines designed to kill?
Comment · 2 months ago
Ban engagement algorithms already, its been terrible for society
Comment · 2 months ago
Why not just ban the engagement algorithm completely. Adults are just as susceptible to addiction.
Comment · 2 months ago
Yes they should, but guess what they’re doing instead? Scrolling.

Engagement algorithm needs to be made illegal.

Comment · 3 months ago
The biggest issue with business users (who don’t know SQL) writing SQL with an LLM is that there is no one to validate that query and now that business user will treat that LLM response as canon to share in meetings, presentations, and with clients. The LLM may have forgotten a filter, used the wrong definition of revenue, or misunderstood the user’s intent by writing a query that answers their question in the most literal way.

That is the crux of the issue. No amount of semantic layers and context will help this until an LLM can read the user’s mind to remove ambiguity in the prompt.

I see most of the benefits of LLMs to be used by analysts who know SQL to work more productivly.

Comment · 3 months ago
I’m listening to the audiobook now and it’s captivating. These meta executives really live in a different world. The part with Sandburg and Sarah on the plane was absolutely wild. I can take a good guess at who is leading the charge to silence Sarah after reading that.
Comment · 4 months ago
They were never meant to prevent people from getting COVID. They were meant to prevent people from dying due to COVID. The fact they were able to tell you they had COVID means it was a resounding success (not dead).
Comment · 4 months ago
Its free, until it’s not
Comment · 4 months ago
The internet was never a danger to children’s mental health until social media engagement algorithms. The real solution is to ban any and all engagement algorithms that are designed to get people addicted. Age checks, aka identity checks, are just another blatant attempt to siphon more personal data by linking your real identity to all of your web activity
Comment · 4 months ago
The internet was never a danger to children’s mental health until social media engagement algorithms. The real solution is to ban any and all engagement algorithms that are designed to get people addicted. Age checks, aka identity checks, are just another blatant attempt to siphon more personal data by linking your real identity to all of your web activity
Comment · 4 months ago
The internet was never a danger to children’s mental health until social media engagement algorithms. The real solution is to ban any and all engagement algorithms that are designed to get people addicted.

Age checks, aka identity checks, are just another blatant attempt to siphon more personal data by linking your real identity to all of your web activity

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