In Slovak, the word decent (slušný) is very close to the obedient (poslušný). And a lot of people tell their kids to be obedient at school. But what they actually want them to do, is to be decent. When you… Read More »Decent vs. Obedient
But it happens once in a while. “As of the early 1200s, mentions of Greek Fire disappear from accounts of battles, for unknown reasons. It’s possible that the secret had been forgotten by the Byzantines themselves during the general decline… Read More »We Rarely Loose Technology
“Because parts were interchangeable, repairs were simpler. And the precision of the machining meant that unlike most other automakers, Ford didn’t need to test the engine before it was attached to the chassis, since “if parts were made correctly and… Read More »Ford and the Birth of the Model T
Just stop using platforms that give you zero ownership of what you see. “I miss the old internet, and I don’t mean the slow dial-up internet. No, I miss the internet specifically before it collapsed into a single, endless feed… Read More »We traded blogs for black boxes, now we’re paying for it
Je to kultúra. Ako väčšinou. “Európskej únii na jednej strane chýba otvorený trhový priestor na súťaž nápadov a projektov, ktorý brzdí predovšetkým rozsiahla miera regulácií a podrobného výkazníctva, na druhej strane nemá k dispozícii neobmedzenú politickú silu, ktorá by centrálne… Read More »Čo stojí za dominanciou Pekingu v postfosílnych technológiách
Science and engineering in action.
It is not how you probably think.
Yes, we are. “In the study, published in July, the think tank Model Evaluation & Threat Research randomly assigned a group of experienced software developers to perform coding tasks with or without AI tools. It was the most rigorous test… Read More »Are We in an AI Bubble?
It’s not magic, it’s noise.
If the models are so good, how come the company making them cannot make profit? “even if you remove the cost of training models from OpenAI’s 2024 revenues (provided by The Information), OpenAI would still have lost $2.2 billion fucking… Read More »Why Everybody Is Losing Money On AI