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scarabic

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  • A generation taught not to think: AI in the classroom

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  • No, I mean: “As Wikipedia cites sources, so do these AI tools.”

    Ie: these tools cite sources, like Wikipedia.

    I realize now that was unclear.

  • no eggs were harmed in the making of this video

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  • Wear a mask?

  • no eggs were harmed in the making of this video

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  • Oh… clip 1 it’s climbing a curb… optical illusion - I thought that was a long ditch cut in the pavement, as for pipework, etc.

  • A generation taught not to think: AI in the classroom

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  • Soy sauce is made from fermented soybeans.

  • Help! My cat's pee could double as a chemical weapon

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  • I don’t collect cat urine - I mean human.

    You’re right that animal waste does not belong in compost or gardens.

  • no eggs were harmed in the making of this video

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  • In the first clip there is a tuktuk in the foreground and a passenger car in the background so I don’t know how you got to “clearly somewhere cars should not be.

    In clip 4 there’s some pavement but it falls away into a large hole that has filled with water… call it what you will. “Trench” is one word for it.

  • A generation taught not to think: AI in the classroom

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  • I agree with you that education is not primarily workforce training. I just included that note as a bit of context because it definitely made me chuckle to see these two posts right together, each painting a completely different picture of AI: “so important you must embrace it or you will die” versus “what the hell is this shit keep it away from children.”

    I fall in between somewhere. We should be very cautious with AI and judicious in its use.

    I just think that “cautious and judicious” means having it in schools - not keeping it out of schools. Toddler daycares should be angelic safe spaces where kids are utterly protected. Schools should actually have challenging material that demands critical thinking.

  • Help! My cat's pee could double as a chemical weapon

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  • I collect urine for my compost pile and I add some vinegar to the empty jug first because it helps stabilize the urine and keep less of it from transforming into ammonia. Ammonia is volatile, meaning it evaporates rapidly, which is why you smell it. In compost this also means nitrogen is leaving the system, which you don’t want. Vinegar liquid might be awkward to add to your cat box but there is also vinegar powder.

  • What are your technology mispredictions?

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  • It did that, but we had an overly rosy view of what “democratize” meant. We thought that citizen journalists would leaven the bulky corporate media of the time. And they did. But there was also a torrent of bullshit. We have no excuse for not seeing this. The Greeks and Romans spent a great deal of thought on what would happen if the rabble were given a voice. We dismissed their ideas as gatekeeping oligarchy, but it turns out that populism is moatly a dirty word.

  • What are your technology mispredictions?

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  • When the first dotcom bubble burst, I predicted that big companies would buy up all the major websites for fire sale prices and put them behind subscription paywalls. “Pay $30/month and get access to all 400 sites in the Yahoo network.”

    I underestimated how easy it is to spin up alternative sites. Most of the media brands I thought of as valuable then are shit now, or gone.

    And, like everyone, I didn’t anticipate social media. Even Google was still nascent at the time.

  • no eggs were harmed in the making of this video

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  • US streets aren’t always great but what’s up with all these open trenches right in the middle of the roads in this video??

  • no eggs were harmed in the making of this video

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  • Automated cargo delivery is going to bring a new era of piracy. When you can easily trick the vehicle and there are no people in it, it becomes much more tempting to just knock it over and steal what’s inside.

  • A generation taught not to think: AI in the classroom

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  • The best AI tools will also cite references, like Wikipedia, so you can click all the way through.

  • A generation taught not to think: AI in the classroom

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  • We need to be able to distinguish between giving kids a chance to learn how to use AI, and replacing their whole education with AI.

    Right under this story in my feed is the one about the CEO who fired 80% of his staff because they didn’t switch over to AI fast enough. That’s the world these kids are being prepared for.

    I would rather they get some exposure to AI in the classroom where a teacher can be present and do some contextualizing. Kids are going to find AI either way. My kids have gotten reasonable contextualizing of other things at school, like not to trust Google blindly and not to cite Wikipedia as a source. Schools aren’t always great with new technology but they aren’t always terrible either. My kids school seems to take a very cautious approach with technology and mostly teach literacy and critical thinking about it. They aren’t throwing out textbooks, shoving AI at kids and calling it learning.

    This is an alarmist post. AIs benefits to education are far from proven. But it’s definitely high time for kids everyone to get some education about it at least.

  • Save the Fed!

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  • It reads like “legit” is being used as “real, actual,” which in this case wasn’t a great choice since the charges are completely… ah… Trumped-up.

  • Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just 'gatekeepers' attempting to 'censor all of their political opponents'

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  • Haven’t touched that pile of shit in years.

  • Which healthcare would you choose?

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  • Do you know of any data about outcomes specifically for Americans with insurance? People without any coverage avoid getting care and that of course leads to terrible outcomes. I’m wondering how much that is factored in. It’s terrible either way: a healthcare system that leaves people out is not a healthcare system.

  • China’s ‘artificial sun’ breaks nuclear fusion limit thought to be impossible

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  • We killed a lot of people to ensure that oil is bought and sold with dollars around the world. No way we’re going to let that currency crutch just go away.

  • Once beset by pollution, Beijing's skies are clearer than ever thanks to EVs

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  • It’s great news regardless but I don’t know why they feel the need to over-attribute this to EVs. It’s not like the majority of the population in Beijing ever drove cars. Regulations on heavy industry are briefly glossed over 10 paragraphs down so they can go back to glowing about EVs. But my impression after visiting Beijing was that a lot of the smog came from people relying on coal cakes for everyday cooking and heating.

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Sam Bankman-Fried is angling for a pardon from Trump

    gizmodo.com /sam-bankman-fried-thrown-into-solitary-over-tucker-carlson-interview-report-2000573371
  • cats @lemmy.world
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    Sisters hanging out, holding hands (and feet)

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    Cuddle train has left the station!

  • Gardening @lemmy.world
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    It’s not a proper gardening community without this posted at least once, so let’s get it out of the way :D

  • Gardening @lemmy.world
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    This potted succulent REALLY gave our doorstep some pizzazz this year