Mastodawn

"AI can make mistakes, always check the results"

I fucking loathe this phrase and everything that goes into it. It's not advice. It's a threat.

You probably read it as "AI is _capable_ of making mistakes; you _should_ check the results".

What it actually says is "AI is _permitted_ to make mistakes; _you are liable_ for the results, whether you check them or not".

Except "you" is generally not even the person building, installing, or even using the AI. It's the person the AI is used on:
https://thepit.social/@peter/116205452673914720

HiddenPineapple 6d ago

Ian Campbell 🏴Mar 10

When I started in security, one of the prevailing attitudes was "The weakest link in the chain will always be the human."

I would like to thank every LLM provider and startup for changing this paradigm by introducing a much weaker link in the chain.

HiddenPineapple 6d ago

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽6d ago

You can judge a family by the company it keeps.

HiddenPineapple 6d ago

Eugen Rochko 6d ago

Machine translations are often brought up as a gotcha whenever I criticize LLMs. It's worth pointing out two things: Machine translations existed decades before LLMs, and yes, machine translations are useful. However: I would never in my life read a machine translated book. Understanding what a social media post is talking about in rough terms? Sure. Literature? Absolutely not. Hell, have you ever seen machine translated subtitles? It's absolute garbage.

HiddenPineapple Mar 2

Does anyone know anything about using .LAZ LiDAR data for editing on OSM? I've played around with Cesium and Potree which is cool but I don't know how to use it in something like JOSM. Is there any practicality to attempting this?
#osm #openstreetmap #lidar

HiddenPineapple Jan 28

European News 🇪🇺Jan 28

Italian lawmakers protested in Lombardy’s regional council after reports suggested that United States ICE agents could be involved in security for the upcoming Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics.