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- on Shopify CEO says employees' 'slop grenades' are making more work for everyone else in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2d ago
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on Shopify CEO says employees' 'slop grenades' are making more work for everyone else in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2d ago
This currently only works for poor people because access to skill is free right now… and we see it not working for billionaires once the financial bubble around LLMs bursts.
Not that billionaires will suddenly be poor, but someone will be holding the bag eventually. We see efforts right now that the government/taxpayers will be the ones via bailouts. This is of course unacceptable but the patriotism argument that the West needs to outcompete China may work for some.
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on Shopify CEO says employees' 'slop grenades' are making more work for everyone else in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2d ago
I’m surprised it’s not more obvious. Tons of CEOs tank their companies and fail upwards into boards and other CEO positions of multi-billion dollar companies because they completely mismanaged the company but somehow rich people are geniuses?
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on Shopify CEO says employees' 'slop grenades' are making more work for everyone else in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2d ago
This is also what I don’t get. At worst people start ignoring the documents or requests for review (or code changes) because they have better things to do than review generated text.
At best you push back.
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on Meta Now Banning Ads That Promote Feminism: "We have given social media unlimited power and every day we can see how dangerous this is." in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2d ago
It’s also illegal to produce, trade, own and in some places to use.
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on Meta Now Banning Ads That Promote Feminism: "We have given social media unlimited power and every day we can see how dangerous this is." in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2d ago
Yeah, I think they want boring ads like “our product is the shit. Buy it because this is what you’ve seen most and became familiar with.”
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on DSP clears Wolverine's motorcycle section without player input in c/games@lemmy.world · 4d ago
There should be both, no? If some casual wants to play with his Marvel toys on the screen, they should be able to.
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on DSP clears Wolverine's motorcycle section without player input in c/games@lemmy.world · 4d ago
Digital Signal Processing of course.
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on Marvel's Wolverine motorcycle section and quicktime events are getting the wrong kind of attention because "the game plays itself" and "you don't have to press anything" in c/technology@lemmy.world · 4d ago
And some of these minigun sections also don’t require you to shoot anyone. Many of these onrails sections are just an interactive cutscene with one end: you getting out in one piece
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on People Are Pissed Off and Ready to Own Their Shit in c/technology@lemmy.world · 6d ago
It keeps coming up in my circle once in a while. Usually people complaining about subscriptions. That’s your in.
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on GrapheneOS defends use of AI for coding in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Sep 2026
I don’t get the copy pasting. That’s just a convenience thing. You can easily integrate local models into an IDE.
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on No Man's Sky 10th anniversary Cosmos update is here, and that means orbital bases, space station ownership - and yes, you can finally fly to the sun in c/games@lemmy.world · 10 Sep 2026
I never understood the base building if one main mechanic is moving on and on and on to explore. I may never have progressed far enough, but the base building is introduced very early and I never understood why I would waste resources on a base I’ll just leave behind.
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on White House Launches Arcade.Gov, a Minigame Site Where You Catch Immigrants, Build a Tetris Border Wall, and 'Fill Your Kids' Trump Accounts' With Bitcoin in c/games@lemmy.world · 5 Sep 2026
The Iran war simulation game is unwinnable.
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on what to do with your phone on nternational travel? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 4 Sep 2026
… or most other places. Nobody ever wanted to even see my phone.
Most questions I’ve been asked ever was the few times I went to the US in the past.
The US immigration officers want to know who picks you up, what you do, ask details about your work, random shit. I had to explain to one details about a wedding I was going to attend. Another wanted to know details about the VR devices I worked with.
Other countries at most ask profession, duration of stay and address in the country. I’ve been to countless countries on every continent except Antarctica. Your mileage may vary of course because discrimination against certain passport holders is real.
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on Internal revolt as 'nuts' Apple execs appease Trump: 'There is not a soul who is for it' in c/technology@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026
The anti-democratic system is called an Oligarchy!
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on Internal revolt as 'nuts' Apple execs appease Trump: 'There is not a soul who is for it' in c/technology@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026
It’s this that shows well that he’s a quasi dictator akin to some laughable figures in the third world. Other examples don’t showcase his pettiness and childlike behavior as well. The pool was also an example for it.
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on The studio behind Star Wars Zero Company, which is currently a Steam bestseller, has reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff in c/games@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
“Congratulations. Great job. Goodbye now.”
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on Stop Killing The Internet: No Digital ID & No Age Verification | European Citizens' Initiative in c/technology@lemmy.world · 29 Aug 2026
I agree it needs to be well defined. But there are government and private services that require identification and uploading selfies and passport pictures onto random websites is worse than a regulated ID service that can provide a trusted API.
There are tons of risks though: data gathering, privacy invasion, censorship, disproportionality…
That’s why I prefer good regulation. One that also defines when it’s “necessary” and when it’s inappropriate to the point of illegal.
Let’s add more conditions: privately owned or managed brings the risk to open up the “service” to more and more websites that don’t need or shouldn’t require your identity. If it has no monetary interests that risk is reduced. Not when you live in an oligarchy though…
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on Experimental Build Of Nvidia’s DLSS 5 AI Slop Filter Leaks And Turns Beloved Video Game Characters Into Uncanny Valley Weirdos in c/games@lemmy.world · 29 Aug 2026
If the point of the tech was to make Jesse Faden look like an old-aged pensioner, then mission accomplished.
I’m sorry, but if my wife looked like this in her 60s and 70s I’d be very happy.
She’s supposed to be 35 in the game. The videos in the article didn’t make her look older than 40. The article is hyperbole.
Also that Skyrim character look bad regardless of DLSS on or off is not a surprise. Fans probably call it a feature. Just shows the tech isn’t magic.
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on As Ubuntu embraces AI, Debian discusses banning all AI-generated code in c/technology@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
People love it for some reason but I cannot recommend. Newer laptops are trapped between no support under X and a half baked version under Wayland. And I didn’t find the community supportive enough.
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on Nvidia has been in talks to acquire Hugging Face for more than $13 billion in c/technology@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
Rogue*
I doubt it started using makeup.
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on Dozens of engineers laid off at Apple headquarters in c/technology@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
Yeah, but not for half a kilo strapped to your forehead. That was kinda obvious. Even Hololens balanced the weight on the head.
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on Dozens of engineers laid off at Apple headquarters in c/technology@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
Really: what did they expect. Most of the companies who saw the device coming thought of it as a foot in the door more than anything else. If Apple wants to compete with others in the space it can’t release a heavy version of the Quest and think it’ll just work out. Meta now has the Raybans and think of them what you want, but they at least seem to sell. Apple should want to go there, VR is just a stepping stone’
My guess is that it’s an excuse, not the actual reason.
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on Android users can't remove nude-scanning app as Google opens the feature to app developers in c/technology@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
Image classification is old tech that existed long before ChatGPT and similar huge models became the new norm. These models are already embedded in many data flows and run within milliseconds on non-specialized hardware.
You were talking about 1B models. More modern image classification are in the mere millions. Yolo v10 has like 7M, MobileNet, which Google often uses, has around 4M parameters depending on the version. Image classification is not why there are data centers being built everywhere.
Camera apps, image and video filters and content moderation (the app in question) all use them for live processing. I can guarantee you this runs flawlessly on your phone unless it’s older than 10 years.
You’re employing AI guerilla warfare against pre-LLM technology. It’s not effective.
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on Android users can't remove nude-scanning app as Google opens the feature to app developers in c/technology@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
Technically it’s neither. Viruses spread and spyware sends your data to an attacker. This app does neither. The third party feature however does make it easier for spyware to identify sensitive content on your phone, but then you have a problem anyway because you gave a spyware app access to all your media.
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on Comcast turns your Xfinity WiFi into a home motion detector in c/technology@lemmy.world · 24 Aug 2026
I like my no BS ISP that allows me to use any retail router matching their specs. One thing I just don’t have to worry about.
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on Meta glasses are a workplace menace in c/technology@lemmy.world · 24 Aug 2026
Any place that is worried about its IP being leaked? I work in tech and almost every employer had some kind of restrictive camera and cellphone policy.
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on Compulsion Games pulls off management buyout and separates from Xbox in c/games@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
Consoles would differ in hardware, ergonomics, style, market segment etc. not their games catalogue.
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on Meta glasses are a workplace menace in c/technology@lemmy.world · 23 Aug 2026
Many places already do this with cellphones. It shouldn’t be different for such glasses. Using recording equipment is rarely appropriate in a workplace.
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on Japan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervened in c/technology@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026
Solarpunk instead of Cyberpunk!
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on EA employees brace for the worst under Saudi ownership: 'Hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society' in c/games@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026
Honestly I doubt the PIF is going to micro manage EA to the point that employees feel it on the day to day. Usually they just sit in the board and contribute in high level management decisions like mergers, acquisitions and mass layoffs. Doesn’t mean there’s no changes, but it’s not a “Saudi company” now either.
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on Amazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
And we gotta be negative. Net 0 is a nice milestone on the way to build a future for our children.
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on France’s nuclear fleet gives it one of the world’s lowest-carbon electricity grids in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Aug 2026
Unknown temperature extremes? We knew about climate change for much longer. And France’s nuclear reactors have an average age of less than 40 years.
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on Meta Patents AI Glasses to Use Facial Recognition to Identify People, Make Highlight Reels of Your Dinner Party in c/technology@lemmy.world · 15 Aug 2026
My favorite episode. They had memories like sieves because they could look up everything and every single interaction.
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on AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is? in c/technology@lemmy.world · 13 Aug 2026
You can be sure the providers will make sure they’re not legally responsible and that the system prompt has been reviewed by the Legal Dept. So it’s you, the user.
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on Mark Zuckerberg Posts Deranged 6,500-Word Essay About Giving Everyone AI Superintelligence in c/technology@lemmy.world · 13 Aug 2026
Can it help me topple the system?
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on Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
Congrats!
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on Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
How are you going to end 100 years of humiliation if you all behave so embarrassingly? R/solarpunk was full of poor attempts to green wash China. Why should we accept the same on Lemmy?
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on Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights in c/technology@lemmy.world · 10 Aug 2026
Sigh… here we go again.
Who said anything about Chinese people?
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on Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights in c/technology@lemmy.world · 10 Aug 2026
It’s hilarious. Another one if these faux Chinese Solarpunk propaganda stories. Cute.
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on Android notes app with markdown support in c/foss@beehaw.org · 9 Aug 2026
I use Logseq for this, but it’s probably a bit heavy for you. I sync it via git with other devices.
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on Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents in c/technology@lemmy.world · 7 Aug 2026
I’ve always argued that vertical integration is the only way you’ll make LLMs somewhat accepted and useful. The article is making the same point. Having a virtual girlfriend like in “Her” isn’t appealing to the average person, but certain results achieved by an agent without seeming like the BS output of an LLM may be seen as useful.
Agents is just the LLM prompting itself with subtasks. This can be helpful to compartmentalize larger and more complex tasks. I find the tool calls most important. An agent that can compile and test its own code will make fewer mistakes (assuming the tests weren’t also written by LLMs but even then).
So there’s a self-correcting feedback loop that will improve quality, but is also a lot more expensive. The problem is that the temptation is huge to give more and more complex tasks to the agents and then they go off for 30min or longer and may or may not create complete and utter bullshit because something led them astray or they forgot something one agent did wrong and never fixed it. The end result may work, but it may be less efficient or come with a share of dead code that’s never called etc.
You end up with hundreds of lines to verify. You could just ask an agent to do it, but at some point adding more agents to the pile is not going to help… and probably takes longer than just reading it yourself.