Michal
@Michal@programming.dev
- Comment on Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models 4 weeks ago:
The answer lies within the article
Publishers legally control content that AI companies desperately want, but AI companies don’t always want to negotiate a license. The first-sale doctrine offered a workaround: Once you buy a physical book, you can do what you want with that copy—including destroy it. That meant buying physical books offered a legal workaround.
And yet buying things is expensive, even if it is legal. So like many AI companies before it, Anthropic initially chose the quick and easy path. In the quest for high-quality training data, the court filing states, Anthropic first chose to amass digitized versions of pirated books to avoid what CEO Dario Amodei called “legal/practice/business slog”—the complex licensing negotiations with publishers. But by 2024, Anthropic had become “not so gung ho about” using pirated ebooks “for legal reasons” and needed a safer source.
- Comment on What the fuck you 1 month ago:
“change plans to watch the movie”? As in, i planned to watch it, but now I won’t?
- Comment on ChatGPT 'got absolutely wrecked' by Atari 2600 in beginner's chess match — OpenAI's newest model bamboozled by 1970s logic 1 month ago:
A simple calculator will also beat it at math.
- Comment on minor tomfoolery 🛻💨🎶 1 month ago:
Hey, say what you want about cyber truck owners, but at least they’re not rolling coal!
- Comment on Every toddler becomes a hackerman when they find a tablet 2 months ago:
Tieing shoes is done in 3d. One more dimension of complexity. Tablets on the other hand have a flat screen, so the toddler only needs to work two dimensions to use it.
- Comment on I mean... I don't see the problem? 2 months ago:
In theory yes, but in practice those 4 people would be standing on a plane (i.e. Ground).
- Comment on Spotify 30 minutes of uninterrupted... Just kidding 2 months ago:
I feel the same about youtube. I pay for premium, but sometimes creators bake in their own ads. I wish youtube would pay creators enough so they wouldn’t have to do it.
- Comment on Spotify 30 minutes of uninterrupted... Just kidding 2 months ago:
You also support big tech by giving them traffic and watching the ads. The only way to not support them is to not use it.
- Comment on Spotify 30 minutes of uninterrupted... Just kidding 2 months ago:
Podcast ads are easy to skip. Still, i pay subscription to my favourite podcast network to support them, and it’s more convenient not having to skip.
- Comment on Transitioning in STEM 2 months ago:
Is this unique to women? Do men experience anything similar in women-dominated fields? I’m not actually sure what these may be; teaching, childcare, hair stylists? I realise this may make me sound misogynist, but I’m really clueless.
- Comment on Corporate management is now too lazy to even physically go to locations now. 3 months ago:
Now they burn fuel running ai every hour
- Comment on Depart, men of education. 4 months ago:
Operation crayon
- Comment on Anon is smarter than a genius 4 months ago:
Not to worry, I’m binging a few addicting podcasts already and I need something to fall back to once they run out. Recently discovered “Lateral” by Tom Scott (the youtuber).
- Comment on Anon is smarter than a genius 4 months ago:
Wow, they made 4 episodes about him, each over an hour long.
Haven’t listened to Behind The Bastards but will give this one a listen.
- Comment on Why can't we go back to small phones? 4 months ago:
Something tells me the companies sabotaged the smaller phones so they can charge more for the giant “pro” devices.
I opted for the smaller pixel 9pro last year because i didn’t have to compromise (it has the same specs as 9pro plus). My previous phone was 7 pro, it was the bigger model and if i went for the smaller 7 model, I’d have to forego the telephone camera.
- Comment on Mitosis 5 months ago:
If the words meaning has changed, what’s to new word to use when we mean literally (in its original meaning)?
- Comment on I miss when you could get a flagship phone that could fit in your hand 5 months ago:
I love my 9 pro! The size is perfect, and i didn’t have to sacrifice on camera this time.
- Comment on I miss when you could get a flagship phone that could fit in your hand 5 months ago:
Pixel 9 yes, but Pixel 7 didn’t have the telephoto camera that 7pro had.
- Comment on China’s DeepSeek AI poses formidable cyber, data privacy threats 5 months ago:
Isn’t it true of all AI technologies?
- Comment on Amazon Artificially Discounting Items $0.01 Below the Free Shipping Limit 5 months ago:
If you’re buying on ebay and use PayPal, PayPal provides the consumer protection. That’s been my experience anyway.
- Comment on Why do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them? 5 months ago:
It’s easier to flip the switch to turn it back on than to fumble with the plug. You can get a variant without the switches if you don’t like, or simply leave the switch always on.
- Comment on Google is now forcing gemini in their gmail app 6 months ago:
“adding a feature” = “forcing”
The profile image is still there, right beside the gemini button, and you can still swipe on it.
- Comment on Look Ma, No Batteries! Hands On With Lenovo's Self-Charging Keyboard 6 months ago:
You mean you still need a dongle for the dongle?
- Comment on Look Ma, No Batteries! Hands On With Lenovo's Self-Charging Keyboard 6 months ago:
Too bad usb ports have mostly disappeared from laptops, so Bluetooth is the only way. Unless they started making usb dongles?
- Comment on USB-C charging is now mandatory in EU, here's what you need to know - GSMArena.com news 6 months ago:
Except for 🍎
- Comment on These dames wanting inclusivity 6 months ago:
Dudettes
- Comment on Don't forget Big 3 6 months ago:
My wallet has been replaced by earbuds as i can use my phone for payments, but like to listen to podcasts on the go.
- Comment on Shape of the Heart 7 months ago:
That’s not the shape of my heart 🎶
- Comment on AND THEY DIDN'T STOP EATING 8 months ago:
Must be famished after all that time
- Comment on So this is how my neighbor fixes his fence. 8 months ago:
Nailed it