@EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 9mo ago

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@timnitGebru@dair-community.social @emilymbender@dair-community.social @alex@dair-community.social No matter what, when AI is brought up, I emphasize that it is a marketing term for a computer program -- in every single case. The LLMs started this mess, and for a while, the less sleazy tech bros referred to "machine learning", but the siren song of sucker seduction could not be denied, so no matter what someone does with a computer these days, it's "AI".

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Ed Sanders @EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 9mo ago

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@stux@mstdn.social As ridiculous as it seems the actual plan of the Trump bastards for Venezuela is 1: kidnap Maduro (and his wife?!?) 2: ????????? 3: Profit!

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Ed Sanders @EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 24mo ago

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@flargh@mastodon.social I'm just outside the demographic, but it is one of the few movies I will watch again at this point.

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Ed Sanders @EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 47mo ago

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@karnythia that’s ok, I’m just trying to keep track of where people are going to land

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Ed Sanders @EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 8mo ago

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@ErikaSumner When I think of the names of black people I can recall off the top of my head, without really thinking about it, I get sick all over again. Not just George Floyd, Philando Castille, Mike Brown, Sandra Bland, Michael Stewart. That's off the top of my head, I can't imagine what this is like for people who actually work on this stuff.

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Ed Sanders @EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 8mo ago

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@jepyang This is good. Also, if you're in another country, you should know, this is not a safe place to be right now.

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Ed Sanders @EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 11mo ago

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@KevinMarks I’m starting to think of AI as a guy boiling water on a stove, but convincing suckers (and there are plenty who call themselves investors and bankers) that they are in the early days of developing fusion.

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Ed Sanders @EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 8mo ago

There are alot of reasons newspapers had sections.
Prioritizing, segmenting, filtering, and more. When I was a kid, I always started with the sports section, everything else was an afterthought.

Build the Mastodon you want.

Here are some of my list topics:

Arts
Activism
Economics, Poli Sci, and Law
Infosec
Melton
Key figures (I prune this list occassionally when it gets too large)

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Ed Sanders @EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 32mo ago

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@Gargron@mastodon.social I think there’s some logic to a fee. I think it’s probably closer to 3% than 30%. I might be able to get all the way to 5%.

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Ed Sanders @EdSanders@mstdn.social

· 11mo ago

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@Lydie@tech.lgbt There's always an upside to a bubble that bursts, it just takes time to get there. All those GPUs that the techbros spent on will go to nearly zero and people who can actully use them will be able to get them and make something worthwhile.

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