I guess China isn’t quite ready to burn bridges with the west yet.

yeah for sure

I think it’s more that they’ve applied for a patent for the method, but haven’t actually built the machine using it yet?

Indeed, the article hits the nail on the head identifying the fact that AI is simply means of automation, and up to now there wasn’t a practical way to automate significant aspects of the artistic process, which allows for an artisanal industry to continue to exist. It’s also absolutely correct that using things like DRM and copyright laws to try and stop the use of AI is fundamentally misguided. Artists need to realize that their interests now lie with the working majority.

same, any device that listens by default should not be trusted

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Right, lower efficiency is offset by the fact that the cells require less resources to manufacture, so you can just make more of them with lower environmental impact. It’s also worth noting that China is pursuing a broad spectrum of options for energy production. It looks like nuclear will act as the backbone of the grid, and it will be supplemented by solar, wind, hydro, etc at local level.

Yeah, I expect this tech will advance very rapidly. And for the sake of an argument, say it takes another whole century to get there, that’s still a blink of an eye in the grand scheme of things. So, it’s clear that we are headed for a future where manual labor will be entirely automated.

It’s still a question of why an app with elevated permissions was packaged in the firmware, but yeah it doesn’t look like the exploit itself is easy to do.

it looks like it’s not as bad as originally seems https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112967309987371034

If we ever figure out how to upload consciousness then yeah this kind of stuff will absolutely happen.

I think it depends how the tech is developed. I certainly wouldn’t trust a brain interface from a capitalist company for example. In this context though, the primary target is people with disabilities, focusing on improving their quality of life.

oooh!

Clarke’s first law: when a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. :)

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yeah that’s well put

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I think it’s just phrasing, but I do think she makes the point that collectivism is a cultural aspect. So while she doesn’t use Marxist analysis, I do think it’s close enough to get an average person to at least consider how the culture and environment shapes the way people think and behave. I do think a more materialist analysis would be interesting for sure though.

I think all low orbit satellites have to be due to there being a lot of drag.

indeed