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OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 minutes ago* (last edited 3 minutes ago)

This.

I support AI, but I don't understand why AI bros are complicating things or making things all-or-nothing.

OpenAI had enough money to hire a hitman on one of their whistleblowers. They can afford to pay for content, lol.

Cereal is just human kibble in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 46 minutes ago

How do you use it?

Dunning-Kruger in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 57 minutes ago

Exactly, imagine if we threw away the entire peer review process and made it about, "Well I have a PhD! Checkmate."

We'd descend into a dark age for science.

Cereal is just human kibble in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

Nice, that's on my bucket list.

Dunning-Kruger in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

Experts often disagree.

If it were that easy, everything would be solved. We wouldn't need so much research or so many universities.

Cereal is just human kibble in c/[email protected]
Cereal is just human kibble in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (5 children)

Where is this from? 🙏🏼😭

Cereal is just human kibble in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Now we gotta find the machines that can make both pet and human wet food and treats.

Cereal is just human kibble in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh no. 😭

Cereal is just human kibble in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Only teenagers? 😭

Dunning-Kruger in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago (4 children)

I agree with Dr. Jey McCreight on the science.

But for determining truth, both sides are wrong here.

Dunning-Kruger is bad, but so is credentialism and appeal to authority.

Many people with PhD's have had Dunning-Kruger. Someone else mentioned Ben Carson being great at neurosurgery, but not politics.

A PhD doesn't make you infallible.

I am saying this as someone who is taking graduate-level courses and will be pursuing my PhD. When I'm correct, it's not because my future PhD causes reality to magically conform to my opinions - it's because I rigorously looked at the evidence, logic, and formed my own conclusion that better aligns with reality.

Dunning-Kruger in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, both sides are wrong here.

Dunning-Kruger is bad, but so is credentialism and appeal to authority.

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Cereal is just human kibble (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

🥣🧐

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The Indiana Pi Bill almost declared pi to be 3.2 (Happy Pi Day!) (en.wikipedia.org)
 

In 1897, the Indiana legislature nearly passed a bill, known as the Indiana Pi Bill, that would have declared pi to be 3.2.

The bill, written by a physician and an amateur mathematician, never became law due to the intervention of C. A. Waldo, a professor at Purdue University, who happened to be present in the legislature on the day it went up for a vote.

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What's wrong with a technocracy? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

Genuine question. It seems like a topic that isn't discussed in-depth often anywhere I can find online.

To be clear, I'm talking about technocracy as in policies are driven by those with the relevant skills (instead of popularity, skills in campaigning, etc.).

So no, I don't necessarily want a mechanical engineer for president. I do want a team of economists to not tank the economy with tariffs, though.

And I do want a social scientist to have a hand in evaluating policy ideas by experts. A psychologist might have novel insights into how to improve educational policy, but the social scientist would help with the execution side so it doesn't flop or go off the rails.

The more I look at successful organizations like J-PAL, which trains government personnel how to conduct randomized controlled trials on programs (among other things), the more it seems like we should at least have government officials who have some evidence base and sound reasoning for their policies. J-PAL is the reason why several governments scaled back pilots that didn't work and instead allocated funds to scale programs that did work.

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What did we miss? Request, suggest, and give feedback here! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
 

If there's a post you want to see, comment it here!

Feedback is encouraged. I welcome other views and want to build a community ran by the people.

I have a huge to-do list of several ideas to post here. It would be easier for me to prioritize them if you requested something you need this week, or something you wish existed that would've helped you recently.

It would also help others know what posts to create, especially if they have specialized knowledge.

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Trump Defunds Colleges with Contradictory Requirements on DEI (www.yahoo.com)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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On one hand, enforcing DEI and 'woke' activities will cause your uni to get defunded.

On the other hand, not enforcing DEI against anti-Semitism will cause your uni to get defunded.

Columbia University, an Ivy League that was fully compliant with dropping its DEI and 'woke' programs, still lost $400 million in funding due to failing to enforce DEI to address anti-Semitism on campus.

It's a catch-22: Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

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[RESOLVED] Community icon/banner not showing uploaded image? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Right now, it shows a generic error image.

Are there specific resolution requirements, or?

EDIT: It solved itself. I guess Lemmy lags a little when propagating new community icons/banners.

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Transitioning from Reddit (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

Been transitioning from Reddit, and Lemmy is such a godsend.

No more subreddit hoarding and mod abuse (mostly). The decentralization makes it nearly impossible to exploit and abuse.

I finally get to create a community that isn't a bunch of subreddits controlled by the same mod network. Working hard to build it up from scratch (and unapologetically taking inspiration from the good posts in each subreddit).

Is there a convenient way to find communities related to the subreddits I'm subscribed to, without manually searching for them? Looking for some kind of smart pseudo-import/export feature.

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How to rise out of poverty and achieve financial independence (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This guide assumes you are starting at the absolute bottom. Skip the steps that aren't applicable to you.

1. Find resources while homeless:

Research: Unfortunately, no research has been done on any programs at scale. Some 'housing first' organizations have shown promise, but there's very few across the country.

2. Find funded training for certifications in well-paying fields. (Varies by location.)

2a. Visit https://www.careeronestop.org/FindTraining/find-training.aspx

2b. Under 'Find Local Training', put your zip code and distance from the training program, then search.

2c. Check the box for 'WIOA-certified training programs only'.

2d. Some common certifications/sectoral jobs that MIGHT be well-paying (Varies by location. A lot. Choose a certification that makes the most sense in your area.):

  • CompTIA A+
  • CompTIA Network+
  • CDL (Commercial Driver’s License)
  • Pest Control Technician
  • CNC Machining
  • Diesel Mechanic
  • Welding
  • Supervisory Leadership
  • Phlebotomy
  • Certified Health Care Access Associate
  • Patient Care Assistant
  • State Tested Nurse Assistant (STNA)
  • Medical Billing & Coding (CPC)
  • IT Sector (Security+, Microsoft Certs)
  • Environmental Remediation (HAZWOPER)
  • Financial Services (FINRA Licenses)

Research: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/publication/sectoral-employment-programs-path-quality-jobs-lessons-randomized-evaluations

(WORK IN PROGRESS. UPDATING THIS POST LATER WHEN I'M FREE.)

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START HERE: How to succeed in life (according to research) (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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1. Explore different interests before focusing on one.

  • Correct: Trying chess, trying basketball, taking an open online computer science course, cooking something new, trying tennis, learn how to draw your first digital art, learn the basics of competitive Street Fighter, attempt your first speedrun of a Trauma Center game, etc.
  • Wrong: Deciding you want to be a chess grandmaster WITHOUT exploring anything else first.
  • Research: https://characterlab.org/tips-of-the-week/sample-then-specialize/

2. Choose your Ultimate Goal in Life™.

  • Correct: After exploring several interests, you discover that you are persistently passionate about becoming a content creator.
  • Wrong: Graduating college (which is a great goal, but one that leads to your top-level goal).
  • Wrong: Getting 1 million Twitch subscribers (this might be an 'end goal', but your ultimate goal should be a journey, not a destination).
  • Research: https://youtu.be/NBgBy4vP_QE
  • More Research: https://characterlab.org/tips-of-the-week/step-by-step/

3. WOOP your life goal.

  • Video Guide: https://vimeo.com/262725813
  • Wish: What you want. (Your life goal.)
  • Outcome: Vivid details of the ideal outcome.
  • Obstacle: One (1) inner obstacle, something within your control, that is most likely to impede you from your goal. (e.g. Procrastination.)
  • Plan: If (Obstacle), then I will (Action). For example: If I feel like procrastinating, then I will shut off my phone and use the StayFocused browser extension to block out all irrelevant websites (YouTube, etc.) for the next hour.
  • Research: https://woopmylife.org/en/science

4. Use 'Expert Practice' to get good.

Video Guide: https://vimeo.com/797475870

If you are having difficulty brainstorming or connecting the advice from this post to your life, AI chats like duck.ai can help flesh out ideas.

And that's pretty much it! This advice is very generic to apply to as many people as possible, but if you follow these, you'll succeed in life.

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[email protected] - The community to help others and seek help (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hey! New Lemmy user here. Happy to migrate from Reddit.

I created [email protected] so that others can seek and offer help.

I'm still hashing out the details, but this can range from anything to advice to wishlists to loaning/borrowing to fundraisers to literally anything else.

However, I will be putting in measures to prevent scammers from exploiting the community. From what I've seen so far, there doesn't seem to be a auto-moderator, so I'll probably need moderators to remove posts that aren't compliant. I also don't see a tagging/flair feature, so I'll work on a post title format for future posts.

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Welcome to Help Others! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

This is a new community in the works.

I'll be creating rules on post formatting soon.

Until then, feel free to post anything you need help for or are offering to help with.

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