Robert Banz

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Software Engineer, Internet Curmudgeon.

(previously known as [email protected])

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Robert Banz1d ago
Max Leibman1d ago

Microsoft’s terms of service said Copilot was “for entertainment purposes only.”

An Nvidia executive said AI is more expensive than humans.

Google argued in German court that everyone knows they can’t trust AI.

The tech industry has bet a trillion dollars on something they know doesn’t work.

Robert BanzJun 5
Show threadEric SchultzJun 5
I don't know how to yell this any louder: EVERY LINE OF CODE IS A LIABILITY.
Robert BanzMay 14
Matt BlazeMay 13
My entire platform for president is to make it a felony to put a USB-C connector on a device that can only charge from a USB-A power supply.
Robert BanzMay 14

Have been saying this all along! Train the AI on your apocalyptic AI fiction, AI happily plays the part.

https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/anthropic-thinks-sci-fi-may-have-trained-ai-to-act-like-a-villain

Anthropic thinks sci-fi may have trained AI to act like a villain

Anthropic blames sci-fi for AI behavior

TechRadar
Show threadRobert BanzMay 7
@lizthegrey.com I’ve messed that up the past couple of weeks myself. But I have been keeping a tally on the spreadsheet, there will be a reckoning!
Show threadRobert BanzMay 1
@ciaranmak I wonder how many people leave port 513 open….
Show threadRobert BanzApr 30
@nomad @emag The reason I had shifted to opnsense was specifically that it was pretty clear pfSense development had been languishing; very few updates, not keeping up with FreeBSD head at all. Granted, I made that call back in 2020ish. If there’s renewed investment in the platform on their side since then, good on’m.
Show threadRobert BanzApr 30
@emag @nomad Surprised you haven’t made the cut to opnsense… (I had no trouble running it on Netgate HW)
Show threadRobert BanzApr 29
@sophieschmieg @saraislet Great, now I have an image of Jimmy Carter in my head that I can’t un-see
Robert BanzApr 24
Show threadIsaac Ji KuoApr 24

@cstross @KronoGarrett @nyrath You're trying to tell me brown plastic roach-core aesthetic isn't peak?

(Blakes 7, episode title "Killer")