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hollowpython | 1 year ago | on: The Goths

No wonder goths expanded so much. They have very cheap infantry.

hollowpython | 1 year ago | on: GPT-4 LLM simulates people well enough to replicate social science experiments

Did they test whether GPT4 replicated already existing social science experiments? If so, this might have happened because the experiment was in the training data

hollowpython | 1 year ago | on: Ask HN: How do you predict the AI will evolve in 2, 5, and 10 years?

I'm a programmer and data scientist. Using LLMs (specifically Claude 3.5 Sonnet) made me at least 10x as productive. I don't write boilerplate code anymore.

hollowpython | 1 year ago | on: Empathy for the user having sex with your software

> The hard thing about this

I see what you did there.

hollowpython | 1 year ago | on: Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees

Do you really do this, and is striking out a line of a contract binding?

hollowpython | 1 year ago | on: Ask HN: Is there a tool to extract ALL emails, learn "me", draft responses

Serious answer: do you want me to build it for you? If you give me a contact email, we can discuss the budget

hollowpython | 1 year ago | on: Ask HN: Recommendations for Local LLMs in 2024: Private and Offline?

Are there any which can generate consistent characters (especially faces)?

hollowpython | 2 years ago | on: What has a 1 in a million chance? (2010)

Winning rock-paper-scissors enough times against cgpgray: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PmWQmZXYd74

hollowpython | 2 years ago | on: Argentine president enacts 366-article urgent bill in first 2 weeks of tenure [pdf]

To better understand the validity of this document, check this wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_Urgency_Decree.

I used google translate to produce an English version of the document, accessible here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LolYohAqQZBjCZ-mqfCr2xWg3uQ...

This is a massive change to the economy, bringing Javier Milei's libertarian ideas into effect.

hollowpython | 2 years ago | on: Show HN: SeaGOAT – local, “AI-based” grep for semantic code search

Does anyone know a tool like this but for arbitrary PDFs?

hollowpython | 2 years ago | on: “Devil’s horsemen”: Why Mongol horse archers were history’s most feared

Well, everyone knows Mongol cavalry archers fire 25% faster...

hollowpython | 2 years ago | on: The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI

I agree that the feedback loop wouldn't make the models smarter than us, but training data would. I can see how with more computing power we will be able to feed it the whole of YouTube, Spotify and perhaps also millions of physics experiments.

With this data, perhaps a model will be able to understand the hidden patterns of the world (e.g. physics equations governing reality) better than us, don't you think?

hollowpython | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: What to do when feeling low-energy/tired during the day?

Try eating more! I have a similar lifestyle to you, and I discovered I was undereating.

When I increased calories by 20%, suddenly my memory wasn't so foggy, I was more motivated...it was awesome

hollowpython | 3 years ago | on: Show HN: If Spotify and Tinder Had a Baby

Does it use any kind of recommendation engine based on my current tastes/already liked songs?

hollowpython | 3 years ago | on: Show HN: If Spotify and Tinder Had a Baby

Oh now it works! But it wasn't intuitive for me that I needed to do that

hollowpython | 3 years ago | on: Show HN: If Spotify and Tinder Had a Baby

I logged in but it doesn't show me any songs :(

hollowpython | 3 years ago | on: The next century of computing

About #10: issn't undecidability the same as uncomputability? AFAIK, they are synonyms.

hollowpython | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to handle a layoff when I already planning on leaving?

I think it's easier to get a new job if you have a job, otherwise they can low-ball you because you look more desperate

hollowpython | 3 years ago | on: My favorite iPhone feature was removed, long live its subpar replacement

I'm confused, why do people need to miss the feature? If it's that important to them, just don't buy the newest iphone.

hollowpython | 3 years ago | on: Ask HN: What's your favorite math/logic puzzle?

Ooooh. The prisoners can't hear other prisoners' guesses then. Ok! But in your example, isn't the probability of winning 1-(99/100)*100?

I don't think your "best case scenario" comment is actually true