LostXOR

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[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 49 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is the kind of AI that will change the world, not the word salad machines that burn through massive amounts of compute to sound kind of intelligent. The ability to train an AI model to identify problems is incredibly useful, whether it's sewer blockages or cancer cells.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

650 years ago, the place I live was inhabited mostly by the Ojibwe (a Native American people), so I suppose I'd try to find some of them and try to convince them to not kill me and let me stick around long enough to learn their language. Then I could teach them some of my knowledge. Maybe by the time the Europeans come along they'll be a bit more prepared.

If I can't find anyone, I don't like my chances of surviving for any significant amount of time. Maybe I could make it a few weeks foraging for food and fishing or something, but realistically I'll probably end up starving.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 29 points 2 days ago (5 children)

"AI-powered" and "20 foot robots" are not phrases that should be used in the same sentence. Also, surely leasing an autonomous robot for $20k a month is more expensive than leasing a regular machine and hiring a worker or two to operate it. Construction workers aren't paid anywhere near $240k a year, and you'll need someone with an emergency stop button watching the autonomous robot anyways.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ah okay, I interpreted that as the link having to be from the post's instance. Nevermind then I guess.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 0 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Sure thing, these ones didn't work:

https://lemmy.world/post/28644011
https://programming.dev/post/18300668
https://programming.dev/post/29141568
https://lemmy.zip/post/37110005
https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/25001000

Also found some that worked while testing some more:

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/24792249
https://programming.dev/post/29139521
[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 0 points 5 days ago (5 children)

It doesn't seem to be working for me; I've tried several posts on different instances and they all result in a 500 error from your API.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

I'm so glad I deleted my Instagram account.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a good plot for a book, but as for actually happening in the real world haha no way.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That comes out to a speed of 7.5km/h or 4.7mph, barely above a brisk walk. Good to know if I ever need to outrun humanoid robots it won't be hard. (The self-driving cars are another matter).

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Robots are a lot more energy efficient than humans. Human muscles are around 25% efficient while robotic motors can be >90%. However they lose massively in energy density. 100 grams of carbs has 1.7 MJ of energy, which is equivalent to 2-3kg of lithium batteries. A human can run for hours on a kg of calorie dense foods, while a robot would need a bulky battery or constant battery swaps/recharges.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

It's certainly better than using a random online service, but I still find the idea of being emotionally dependent on a computer algorithm deeply unsettling. I hope someday you can find a real girlfriend to talk to. :)

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 14 points 1 week ago

A small test reactor paves the way for bigger, more practical reactors. You can't start with a full-sized gigawatt model; you need to test and validate your designs at a small scale first.

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