Xaphanos
@Xaphanos@lemmy.world
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
Once, the crossbow was condemned as being too barbaric a weapon. Until humanity outgrows its desire for violence, new ways to kill are inevitable. This is a problem with human nature, not devices.
Is gunpowder culpable for artillery?
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
Even Wikipedia struggles with a full definition. But is likely to be the one with consensus.
My opinion is:
A computing system that performs massively multi-variable parallel computation using non-CPU processors and architectures designed for the task.
You can tell I’m a hardware guy.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
AI is a broad field. The same equipment runs ML, molecular combinatorics, factory robotics, symbolic processing, image analysis, and mega-multivariable processing. I don’t even see LLMs as significant consumers of the available processing power. That’s the foam on top of the ocean for the large buildouts. A use for the unused capacity leftover in between actual workloads. But it is the visible part. The fact that a digital twin of a bridge doesn’t spark your imagination is an indicator of this.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
Your mind is set. I’m not here to change it. I’m here to present the truth of my personal experience to those reading along here. As you fall into personal attacks and memes, I feel my case only stands stronger.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
Agreed. Really.
And just as the labor movement kicked back against the robber barons, we need to do the same. Some beheadings are fully in order. Would you be surprised to hear I’m an anarcho-syndicalist punk? A few weeks of a global general strike will bring those billionaires into line. Let them eat their crypto and stocks as workers share solidarity.
As far as warfare goes, we have banned nuclear weapons and have maintained a global consensus on that. Why not AI weapons? It’s about time humanity outgrew war altogether. Perhaps this could be the tipping point. A drone swarm over a few senators homes would change hearts and minds quickly. Governments need to fear the citizens again.
But I digress
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
These guys built in nowhere, ND.
ir.applieddigital.com/…/applied-digital-announces…
Why? Energy surplus in the region. So much electricity that the grid couldn’t accept it all. From wind farms. These are the kind of places to target.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
Altman and Musk are verified shit. This is common knowledge all across the industry.
Public companies don’t set their value - shareholders do. Insiders know the value hasn’t arrived yet. We build because customers pay us to build. The customer fronts the construction costs based on the signed contract. Investors buy or sell based on public knowledge.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
This discussion is not only for today’s participants. I also speak to the lurkers. I believe that this fad of hating AI will pass. That over time the benefits will become obvious.
I also do not conflate AI with the capitalism surrounding it. Just like the industrial revolution brought forth great progress through greed and social malfeasance, this revolution is also a messy birth. But no one can dispute the benefits that came when horse power was replaced with horsepower. In the end, this will be the same.
In the meanwhile, we can hold the industry to high standards. Sound levels. Water usage. Energy consumption. My company supports setting standards on all these. That would produce a level field as we already do it volunterally. I’m all for suing bad actors into bankruptcy. Using on-site gas turbines for primary power is a crime against humanity. As is draining the water supply for cooling.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
So you do think that using compute power to distill wisdom from complex information is a useful function.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
Fusion.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/…/260903064215.htm?…
Medical
umaryland.edu/…/ai-speeding-discovery-of-new-drug…
Infrastructure
developer.bentley.com/use-cases/itwins-and-iot/?h…
Environmental
The adoption of AI to solve problems is accelerating. It’s just not making headlines. Good news is just not rage bait. Fear sells clicks.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
The NDAs are Very strict. Fired and unemployable is the least of it.
This is a primary reason for all of the “trust me bro” vibes. Anyone with real info is gagged.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
Github is not the real world. My information is based on our clients. A basic search produced the following…
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
High-end, frontier AI models are driving major breakthroughs across crucial domains: Healthcare & Biomedicine Drug Discovery & Protein Folding: Models like AlphaFold predict protein structures in seconds, accelerating candidate target identification for complex diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer. Early Diagnostics: Advanced computer vision analyzes complex scans (MRIs, mammograms, pathology slides) to detect early-stage tumors and rare systemic abnormalities faster than manual screening. Genomic Medicine: Processing petabytes of multi-omic data helps design targeted therapies tailored to individual patient genetic profiles. Climate, Sustainability & Agriculture Precision Climate Modeling: Advanced neural networks simulate localized weather extremes, helping cities anticipate floods, severe storms, and wildfire trajectories weeks in advance. Grid & Fusion Energy Optimization: Machine learning manages real-time load balancing for renewable power grids and stabilizes plasma containment configurations in nuclear fusion reactors. Precision Agriculture: Satellite and drone computer vision algorithms analyze soil health, crop diseases, and yield forecasts to optimize water and fertilizer deployment. Scientific Research & Discovery Materials Science: Autonomous lab platforms test millions of theoretical chemical combinations to invent better battery chemistry, carbon-capture materials, and superconductors. Astrophysics & Deep Space: High-throughput processing identifies exoplanets, maps dark matter distribution, and filters noise from radio telescope signals. Accessibility & Public Safety Assistive Technologies: Multimodal models enable real-time scene description for visual impairments, instant speech-to-sign translation, and adaptive interface controls for mobility challenges. Disaster Response & Search Operations: Satellite analysis models process post-disaster maps instantaneously to route first responders and locate trapped survivors.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
A reasonable view. That’s OK. No one can keep up with everything. This business is also closely guarding its trade secrets.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
Another least offensive spot is the Dakotas. Plentiful power and free cooling.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
As someone in the field, I can assure you that a great many businesses are realizing significant benefits. Our PR sucks though.
- Comment on the tech billionaires have lost the plot 1 week ago:
Pharma is very big. Those AIs “speak” only in terms of chemical structure. Genomic medicine is coming soon.
Financial companies create models that take the guesswork out of complex economic decisions.
Auto captioning and note-taking and grammar correction, etc - all AI.
Factory and mining operations are getting in big, too. Dangerous jobs will get much safer.
Material science is making great advances. Production will follow in a year or two. Other sciences, too.
Businesses are using AI to press their advantage in various fields - and seeing benefits fairly quickly. No one it throwing money away. It’s a lot like the industrial revolution. A fast build out due to a change of every business model. And, like before, social disruption.
- Comment on Why exactly are nursing aids paid so poorly? 3 months ago:
My uninformed guess would be insurance. When 95-year old grandma dies, someone is getting sued. If only to defray some of the funeral costs. The aides aren’t worth suing. But the agency is.
- Comment on What is the self? 10 months ago:
A complex interaction between your unique memories, your unique biological composition, your past and present environments, and the ongoing neurological processes that experience and interpret them.
- Comment on McDonald’s CEO is grappling with a ‘two-tier economy’ as he slashes prices on value meals—and signals backing for a minimum wage increase 1 year ago:
Sooner or later, reality teaches it’s lessons.
- Comment on Why democrats under Biden administration didn't release Epstein files? 1 year ago:
But it is quid pro quo.
- Comment on Why does it feel like protesting isn't as "extreme" as it used to be? 1 year ago:
Your first 3 all seem to be on target to me.
- Comment on IT’S THE FEDS! 1 year ago:
US
- Comment on How would you run a society? 1 year ago:
I’d aim for Annares as a model. From 'The Dispossessed". Syndicalism/Anarchism.
- Comment on BACK OFF FELLAS, SHE'S MINE 1 year ago:
FIVE!
- Comment on Ever wonder how the term "pink slip" came about? This is how you were fired. A pink slip on your desk. 1 year ago:
It may be 5 sheets, as this one is marked “5 To Worker”
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
Dark-sky site?
- Comment on It's Never too Late 1 year ago:
youtu.be/0sYK2RwH5E8?feature=shared
Like crocodile but not spelled that way.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
I’d add NY to that shortlist.
- Comment on Which Drywall Anchor is Best? Let's find out! - Project Farm (17:10) 2 years ago:
Very helpful. Excellent methodology and presentation.
- Comment on there is Indeed a problem 3 years ago:
My experience (as someone that does not fit most normal job descriptions) is that recruiters cannot understand anything beyond “square peg in a square hole” jobs. They dislike having to get to know me, understand what makes me special, and then keeping an open mind for every possible opening. I don’t blame them - go for the low-hanging fruit first. But if they won’t help me, then they need to say so.