That was my reaction too, but on reflection it's actually quite complex.
Where do you draw the line? What if it's someone with a disability using assistive technology to set up an appointment. Should they be required to disclose their disability to you in order to get permission to use a digital assistant?
We are a long way from strong AI, but the parallels with how certain groups were treated in the past is striking. Some people expect trans people to declare themselves and their anatomy up front, for example.
If this stuff doesn't matter then we have to ask if AI vs. human matters, or if other things like politeness and efficient and effective communication are.
Have you seen that video of two guys trying to break into a car? The white guy goes first, people assume he locked himself out and just walk by. When the black guy tries another time a cop appears and pulls a gun on him.
In this country you would call the police. That is the best outcome for everyone.
No need to handle a dangerous tool or potentially face an unknown assailant. No need to sit on fear for who knows how long. And the guy gets picked up and referred to some help if appropriate.
I can appreciate that this won't work in America, because you just don't have the resources and systems in place.
Most dwellings are built by a private company and sold on, right? And that private company employs people to do the constitution work. Factor in the savings from doing installation at build time and being able to do multiple sites in the same area over a few days, at commercial rates and it should be a lot cheaper than a private citizen retrofitting their own property.
That sounds nice, but I find that the practical result is that many apps don't work well with more than just the one the primary developer used. Scroll wheel and trackpad support is the classic example, but also high DPI.
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Bald guys can be attractive... Maybe helps if you have a British Shakespearian stage accent and a massive starship.
What sucks is being stuck in the middle, with hair loss that requires lots of effort to either hide or shave completely.
It's like manning the customer complaints line, but the whole world is listening in and can hear your every word.
That was my reaction too, but on reflection it's actually quite complex.
Where do you draw the line? What if it's someone with a disability using assistive technology to set up an appointment. Should they be required to disclose their disability to you in order to get permission to use a digital assistant?
We are a long way from strong AI, but the parallels with how certain groups were treated in the past is striking. Some people expect trans people to declare themselves and their anatomy up front, for example.
If this stuff doesn't matter then we have to ask if AI vs. human matters, or if other things like politeness and efficient and effective communication are.
Problem is that it's subjective.
Have you seen that video of two guys trying to break into a car? The white guy goes first, people assume he locked himself out and just walk by. When the black guy tries another time a cop appears and pulls a gun on him.
China is like that. Cameras everywhere, government and privately owned.
It doesn't really help, at least not in terms of deterring crime. At best it displaces it sometimes. Cops have to take bribes in private etc.
Police patrols do little to reduce crime. The cause has to be addressed, not the symptom.
"if you're determined to kill yourself, then you'll find any method to do so."
This is a very persistent myth, but clinical studies of depression suggest otherwise.
In fact, the main reason that more men commit suicide than women is that men choose more effective, more reliable methods.
The available evidence shows that if you remove effective methods of suicide then the rate goes down.
In this country you would call the police. That is the best outcome for everyone.
No need to handle a dangerous tool or potentially face an unknown assailant. No need to sit on fear for who knows how long. And the guy gets picked up and referred to some help if appropriate.
I can appreciate that this won't work in America, because you just don't have the resources and systems in place.
I'd prefer a normal lifespan, but living all of it in a 20 year old's body.
If they could keep your brain young and able to learn rapidly then they might not stay stupid for long.
What I wouldn't give to be able to pick up language like a four year old...
I'm still hopeful that one day I'll be able to download a car and 3D print/replicate it.
Japan is very unhappy with Trump. He pulled out of TTP, then tried to bully them into a shitty deal for beef and cars, and now wants back in to TTP.
Russia is quite pleased with Trump, he is exactly what they wanted.
Europe has largely given up on the guy, except for the UK that desperately needs a trade deal in a year or two.
"They WILL push the nuke button even when it means they all die if they believe doing so will fulfill the prophecy"
Bullshit. What prophecy? How will dying in a nuclear firestorm fulfill it?
You should be able to cite some specific dogma to support this claim.
Some of Trump's old advisors were of the "nuclear war is winnable with acceptable losses" crowd, but fortunately he has fired and alienated them all.
If we found aliens they would likely be too far away to make much difference. Messages might take centuries, millennia even to get to them.
Solar is quite useful in cold climates. Particularly solar heating. Great for keeping snow off the roof and the path to your door clear.
Who is this "you"?
Most dwellings are built by a private company and sold on, right? And that private company employs people to do the constitution work. Factor in the savings from doing installation at build time and being able to do multiple sites in the same area over a few days, at commercial rates and it should be a lot cheaper than a private citizen retrofitting their own property.
At least it's not Clippy.
It's the start of a much longer explanation, that definitely isn't "black people are dumb/violent".
That sounds nice, but I find that the practical result is that many apps don't work well with more than just the one the primary developer used. Scroll wheel and trackpad support is the classic example, but also high DPI.
When there are no longer directly attributable effects.
People who like being able to install with less than 8GB of RAM.
That explains why Discord is so bad and why it needs updating every few days.
GitHub Desktop succeeds the old GitHub client that was also really slow and crappy. IIRC it was Java... They seem to love bloat.
This could finally be the year of the Linux desktop. A decent desktop, decent hardware and drivers supported by the manufacturer, and Linux apps...
Well, it was 1% before Meltdown. Now if you have an Intel CPU it's quite a lot worse than that.
Fortunately most Chromebooks are ARM based.
Android does not covertly record calls or transmit them to Google.
There are companies that collect and curate this stuff from customer service calls (with consent) for training humans.