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by Vakanai
Sun Jun 02, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: AI & Robotics
Topic: AI & Robotics News and Discussions
Replies: 926
Views: 984029

Re: AI & Robotics News and Discussions

There are solutions to inequality (mainly slowly liquidating the excess wealth of billionaires if I understand correctly), but the current political system is not conducive to their implementation. Ding ding ding ding, the winning answer. As long as wealth matters at all, no AI, AGI, or ASI can tru...
by Vakanai
Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:48 am
Forum: AI & Robotics
Topic: Google AI and DeepMind News and Discussions
Replies: 171
Views: 433370

Re: Google AI and DeepMind News and Discussions

weatheriscool wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:09 am
Welp this should knock down Google's chances for an AGI model by about a decade or four. :lol:
by Vakanai
Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:17 am
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: Cultured & Alternative Foods News and Discussions
Replies: 94
Views: 140944

Re: Cultured & Alternative Foods News and Discussions

Yes, but the point is that demand can and perhaps should be met by reliance on existing plant-based sources. Beans tend to be particularly high in protein, but other foods such as mushrooms, eggplant, avocados, etc. also contain protein. The problem is we can't realistically dictate how people shou...
by Vakanai
Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:12 am
Forum: Energy & the Environment
Topic: Climate Change News & Discussions
Replies: 1089
Views: 910053

Re: Climate Change News & Discussions

States Consider a New Way to Make Big Oil Pay for the Impacts of Climate Change by Katie Meyers February 2, 2024 Introduction: (Gist) Last July, the normally warm and humid but still pleasant New England summer was disrupted by a series of unusually heavy rain storms. Flash floods broke creek banks...
by Vakanai
Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Azerbaijan News and Discussions
Replies: 1
Views: 882

Re: Azerbaijan News and Discussions

A general thread for Azerbaijan related news and discussions. https://media1.tenor.com/m/uiDR1AX_8BgAAAAd/az%C9%99rbaycan-azerbaijan.gif Azerbaijan's Aliyev officially wins by a landslide in an election that monitors say was restrictive 12:39 PM GMT, February 9, 2024 BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Preside...
by Vakanai
Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: Home & Leisure
Topic: Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality News & Discussions
Replies: 228
Views: 269203

Re: explanation blog article on why VR/MR/AR aren't great yet

Here's a very good long blog explanation article on why VR/MR/AR aren't developed further than they are right now and why they aren't better already: https://www.matthewball.vc/all/why-vrar-gets-farther-away-as-it-comes-into-focus I recommend reading or listening if you are interested in this topic...
by Vakanai
Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:06 am
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Fascism watch thread/news and discussions
Replies: 241
Views: 201322

Re: Fascism watch thread/news and discussions

https://twitter.com/axios/status/1755441409069355038 I can never understand this shit. Basically seems like they want to just plain outlaw homelessness but know they can't word it that way (yet...). So they make it impossible for homeless people to live, and do all they can to make laws homeless wi...
by Vakanai
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Russia Watch Thread
Replies: 315
Views: 232219

Re: Russia Watch Thread

Russians who want rid of Putin pin election hopes on anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin Mon 29 Jan 2024 13.18 GMT Thousands of Russians queued for hours in the freezing cold across the country over the past few days to show their support for an anti-war candidate before this year’s stage-managed pr...
by Vakanai
Thu Feb 08, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: AI & Robotics
Topic: Drones & UAVs News & Discussions
Replies: 120
Views: 146670

Re: Drones & UAVs News & Discussions

BAE Systems shows off mystery drone at defense show By David Szondy February 07, 2024 In a teaser of things to come, BAE Systems has displayed a model of its future drone at the World Defense Show in Riyadh. Steeped in more mystery than a Raymond Chandler novel, it gives us a hint of what future mi...
by Vakanai
Thu Feb 08, 2024 2:34 pm
Forum: AI & Robotics
Topic: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) News and Discussions
Replies: 373
Views: 339136

Re: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) News and Discussions

Tadasuke wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:27 am Why do I even get that AI newsletter on my mailbox?
I assume because you haven't opted out yet? There should be a means to be taken off their list so you won't receive it anymore. :)