sycren

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Comment · 10 months ago
So what if a large TV is being used to cast business information in a meeting?

It's ironic that Sony as a media producer and TV maker could be streaming copyrighted images for an algorithm to use.

Could this be used as an example from AI companies on the use of copyrighted images for training data?

Comment · 1 year ago
I think this boils the problem down solely to the individual. What if companies realised this issue and made a period of time during the day devoted solely to learning, knowledge management and innovation. If their developers only use AI to be more productive, then the potential degradation of intellect could stifle innovation and make the company less competitive in the market. It would be interesting if we start seeing a resurgence of Google's mythical 10% rule with companies more inclined to let any employee create side projects using AI (like Cursor) that could benefit the company.
Comment · 1 year ago
Should there be a better way of reporting and displaying bugs?

For displaying the bugs, I'm thinking of something like what invision was - showing the interface of for example the desktop and showing the number of bugs associated with different elements of the desktop.

By displaying bugs as posts on a forum, I feel that we lose track of how degraded the performance of the system actually is.

Comment · 1 year ago
But would that make it so that it's impossible to install/access other libraries?
Comment · 1 year ago
I would imagine that having a camera videoing your preparation of ingredients and cooking would give enough data to classify the ingredients and the used volumes. From the video it should be easier to track the weight of everything... and perhaps depending on how the ingredients are used, determine/predict how the macronutrients are altered during the process.
Comment · 2 years ago
If the definition of the meter is still wrong disallowing π² = g, how might this affect other calculations like for example thrust and in aerospace engineering?
Comment · 2 years ago
You could consider doing a mini hackathon with the kids whereby the aim is to create a board game of some kind. Have the kids design the game on paper or card,then at the end use your cnc mill to create the boards, tiles, player pieces etc. You could then use the world cafe (https://toolbox.hyperisland.com/world-cafe) facilitation method for all the teams to explain their games to each other and recommend improvements. You could even show them how to use chatgpt to take their game ideas and flesh them out at a later stage (tutorial, rules etc.)

This idea would allow them to create something fun which is their own, that they can keep in the classroom and play with. It may also make them think of what other games they can create in the future.

Comment · 3 years ago
Could devices to trigger other senses work? Like an aromatic diffuser on a timer switch that pumps out a scent, or a SAD lamp that simulates sunlight. A vibration device for the bed
Comment · 3 years ago
Since it focuses on electrical charge, would it be worth renaming it to Anti-charged-matter

Are there other types of Antimatter that focus on different properties?

Comment · 3 years ago
Instead of starting a new chat, why not change the prompt higher up in the conversation with the relevant detail that you have gained through the responses?
Comment · 3 years ago
What is the argument for and against it?
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Who is currently researching lenses that are cheaper, sustainable, at a production that can scale?

Are there any other industries on the peripheral that would also benefit from market innovation in optics?

Comment · 3 years ago
Could this matter be geopolitically based?

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