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#1

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 11:06:01 AM

Some people have been experimenting with using official corporate approved  AI at work with tasks such as with writing up notes from research.
The results are....less  than impressive. The AI always misses critical nuances.
Like there was one example where somebody asked about the timelines for something, they were told it is planned but we can't give you a timeline yet, and replied "OK right."
The AI's summary?
They're enthusiastic about the lack of timelines.
...
err....
And this isn't an exceptional case, lots of things like this that can't just be put down to simple explanations like not hearing the sarcasm in a tone.

I'm wondering whether a problem might lie in the AI being trained heavily on American data thus it just completely screws up when faced with other English speakers?- we're speaking the same language so it thinks it can understand...but not really.
Could be quite the great topic for someone in academia I think.

I have noticed however that it does seem to do a better job of cobbling together readable transcripts than most pre-existing tools for this. Though again, the false confidence it displays means where there are errors they are much greater than they would be otherwise.

It does not think, and it does not understand.  That is the much more simple explanation for the errors you are seeing.

#2

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 10:18:33 AM

Contracting manufacturing to China sounds like he's trying to treat Tesla like Apple?

Wasn't Musk the guy who said he knows more about manufacturing than anyone alive? Seems a waste to not leverage that competitive edge...

Pure speculation.
But combine the high level meetings in the PRC + the Baidu deal + gutting the product teams, and it seems to follow.

Tesla is facing brutal competition in China and losing sales to far more price competitive alternatives. And those Chinese manufacturers are rapidly pushing out.  Even in the US where China EV are not yet a factor, Tesla has had to cut prices in the face of competition.  We've discussed this in the thread, but there is no conceivable way to maintain the high valuation when the core company business is capital intensive manufacturing of a product with thin margins.

The choice is between sticking it through on the manufacturing side and accepting a big re-rating of the stock price downward, or pivoting to the "AI" capability --> ???? --> Profit plan and hoping he can fill in the blanks.

#3

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 10:17:13 AM

China deserves 50 Musks

#4

Off the Record / Re: Scandinavian Thread

Last post by Threviel - Today at 09:58:57 AM

Apparently there's a Nato exercise going on an km-long queues of Nato vehicles in northern Sweden.

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/norrbotten/kilometerlanga-nato-konvojer-fardas-langst-vagarna-i-norr

#5

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by HVC - Today at 09:43:53 AM

Ironically quality control will probably go up.

*edit* also, knowing musk, probably his petulant screw you to unions.

#6

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by Jacob - Today at 09:39:51 AM

Contracting manufacturing to China sounds like he's trying to treat Tesla like Apple?

Wasn't Musk the guy who said he knows more about manufacturing than anyone alive? Seems a waste to not leverage that competitive edge...

#7

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by garbon - Today at 09:01:18 AM

It is known that sarcasm has not yet reached America.

#8

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by garbon - Today at 09:00:23 AM

Just saw on the Guardian that the 14 year old boy who was killed in the Hainault attacks yesterday, Daniel Anjorin, went to the same school as the 19 year old girl, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, who was stabbed in the Nottingham attacks in June last year.

Must be absolutely devastating for that community - you can well imagine there will have been teachers who will have taught both

Edit: Incidentally I've seen lots of footage from the Hainualt attack and, I mean, it's terrifying - but I'm a little uncomfortable with the way it's been shared and what's been shared. Nothing gory to be clear - the attack and the guy walking aorund with a sword but I don't know why it just makes me a bit uneasy.

I've found it tasteless as all seems gratuitous and unnecessary what has been shared.

#9

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 08:53:52 AM

Seems plan is to license IP and contract manufacturing to China. Musk concluding that he cannot compete with the Chinese manufacturers and might as well get ahead of the curve. But it assumes the IP has sufficient worth to drive enough value to support the high valuations.

#10

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 08:27:03 AM

Just saw on the Guardian that the 14 year old boy who was killed in the Hainault attacks yesterday, Daniel Anjorin, went to the same school as the 19 year old girl, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, who was stabbed in the Nottingham attacks in June last year.

Must be absolutely devastating for that community - you can well imagine there will have been teachers who will have taught both

Edit: Incidentally I've seen lots of footage from the Hainualt attack and, I mean, it's terrifying - but I'm a little uncomfortable with the way it's been shared and what's been shared. Nothing gory to be clear - the attack and the guy walking aorund with a sword but I don't know why it just makes me a bit uneasy.