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[–] flumph 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Interesting article! I can't tell from the post, though, is this due to a limitation on bots in Matrix or that no one has invested to make a similar bot for Matrix?

[–] flumph 50 points 1 year ago

In the same time period, we've gotten Skull And Bones, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, and Diablo IV skins that cost more than the base game.

It can simultaneously be true that the big companies are churning out cash grabs while other companies are making awesome games.

[–] flumph 10 points 1 year ago

It should be illegal to use an AI in the hiring process that can't explain its decisions accurately. There's too much of a risk of bias in training data to empower a black box system. ChatGPT can lie, so anything powered by it is out.

[–] flumph 11 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Seems like you're asserting that the article is sponsored content without being disclosed, in violation of FTC guidelines. Seems like a pretty serious claim that borders on libel. Do you have any proof of your allegations?

[–] flumph 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I attended a conference where a former 20th Century-Fox executive talked about the way she meddled in the trailer process with technology. It's all about numbers and metrics -- if enough people, in the right demographics, didn't watch the whole trailer on YouTube, they'd cut the next trailer to cater to that group. Even if it wasn't a great representation of the movie; her bonus depended on people watching the trailer.

[–] flumph 4 points 1 year ago

When I first learned of feline tooth reabsorption, I was surprised! Good on you for taking him to the specialist. It's so hard to tell when their teeth are messy beyond having your vet look at them.

[–] flumph 5 points 1 year ago

Two of our cats recently had to go to the hospital for biopsies. They're both fully recovered.

The oldest doesn't have cancer -- just a chronic inflammation in his nose we'll have to control with steroids.

The other... they suspect small cell lymphoma. We're still waiting for the results of the second round of tests. He'll start oral kemo if it comes back positive. Prognosis is "a few years of quality life"

[–] flumph 1 points 1 year ago

I'll preface this by saying I'm a huge supporter of eliminating discrimination in the workplace and have been part of many efforts to do so. I'm sure the plaintiff and law firm here are suing for all the wrong reasons.

That being said, if there are literal quotas, that's just a corporation doing the bare minimum to look good. Implementing quotas doesn't eliminate bias in the hiring, promotion, and firing process.

I know it's not this easy in all positions, but we've already seen that "blind" auditions in orchestras increased the likelihood of women being hired by 11-30%. And there's no doubt those women were more talented and qualified -- they were only judged on their performance. That's a much better outcome than requiring 30% more women and the biased hiring panel picking women based on looks, age, likelihood to take parental leave, etc.

TL;DR: Quotas are a lazy way to try and fix bias in the hiring process. Work to actually prevent and eliminate the bias.

[–] flumph 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because Sweet Baby Inc is known for forcing a narrative and tokens into the writing, for the sake of diversity on the cost of quality of the story and the characters.

Where is the proof of this beyond speculation? I can't think of a mechanism through which a consultant can force anything. Their contracts would undoubtedly have an NDA that would prevent them from sharing which of their recommendations the client acted on or not.

[–] flumph 0 points 1 year ago

I'm in no way related to the author other than someone who follows him on IG. I thought it was a neat concept and shared it.

[–] flumph 3 points 1 year ago

While I agree with you that shoes are a basic necessities, I bet there are a bunch of families that can afford $60 shoes for their kids but not $600 shoes. This kid is a genetic outlier and that makes this one of those situations where a community can come together to help someone with a unique problem. His community donated $12k before Shaq got involved, so Shaq's charity is just icing on the cake. Also worth noting that Shaq has done work to make shoes more affordable for all people but it's an unreasonable expectation for him to stock every Walmart with Size 26 shoes.

[–] flumph 2 points 1 year ago

PETA has ties to a terrorist organization, has previously kidnapped and euthanized pets, advocates for the extinction of domesticated animals, and has at least one executive who used animal-derived insulin despite their campaigns against the very same.

I see no reason to give them the benefit of the doubt in any of their publicity stunts. Wake me up when a legitimate organization working for animal welfare has concerns.

 

Tech legal expert Eric Goldman wrote that a victory for the plaintiff could be considered "a dangerous ruling for the spy cam industry and for Amazon," because "the court’s analysis could indicate that all surreptitious hook cameras are categorically illegal to sell." That could prevent completely legal uses of cameras designed to look like clothes hooks, Goldman wrote, such as hypothetical in-home surveillance uses.

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