Recent comments in /f/Futurology
Outrageous-Onion1991 t1_j9mo4if wrote
A lot of content creators have had to go back and delete massive amounts of their old videos because new rules they dumped on without warning. The next round will probably ban any content that correlates with firearms or even airsoft content. It sounds trivial now, but censorship doesn't happen in one fell swoop, it's chipped away like it is now. So they will inevitably need a new platform that is global and secure
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skillywilly56 t1_j9mmymr wrote
Reply to comment by override367 in Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123
Dear lord have you never heard of a metaphor, one cannot just wash one’s hands of something like Pontius Pilot and make money off of it just because they didn’t make the content or have control of what users watch, because they ARE controlling it.
Especially when they use an “algorithm” to deliberately feed the content to users constantly such as the right wing bullshitery and misinformation because the most controversial stuff gets the most views and will give them the most ad revenue. They aren’t giving you the content you want, they are feeding you content that sells ads.
Like a book store that says “we have millions of books to choose from” and then the only books they have on display are books about Nazis, all the recommended reading is about how to become a Nazi, and then once you have gone and bought a book about something else entirely and come back a week later, “you wanna read something about Nazis” “ we really think you’d like stuff about Nazis” Because every time you read or buy something about Nazis they get more money than when you buy any other book.
They don’t have an algorithm, it’s a hate generator and the key factor is that it is deliberate. It deliberately aims content to generate ad revenue, it’s not an “accident” and that’s the sticking point.
AwesomeDragon97 t1_j9mmrq9 wrote
Reply to comment by NickOnMars in Scientists make stunning discovery, find new protein activity in telomeres by NadiyaJeba
Why is the DNA in the telomeres transcripted into RNA if the purpose of it is to act as a buffer zone to prevent DNA damage at the ends of chromosomes?
spacewolfcubbs t1_j9mmops wrote
Keep in mind that the future doesn’t rule out new messengers taking a large piece of the pie. People are much more aware of their privacy and their data’s worth, so decentralization is something that will definitely go viral in the future. Qamon is one example of how the technology can look once implemented, which is secure messaging with no traces leading back to you, meaning that you no longer have to censor your true thoughts or worry about your information being sold to the highest bidder so that advertisers can shill their products in your face
Iwasahipsterbefore t1_j9mm3v1 wrote
Reply to comment by SnooPuppers1978 in Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123
And what if unicorns ate rainbows?
See I can do non-sequiters too
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MINIMAN10001 t1_j9mlokb wrote
Reply to comment by odinlubumeta in Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123
I believe the same standards which DMCA falls under should be the same standards held here. Follow safe harbor protections about taking action on things that you learn about but are not required to seek out malfeasance actively to maintain your personal protection over other people's use of unauthorized copyright content on your platform.
JackIsBackWithCrack t1_j9ml0fy wrote
Reply to comment by LibertarianAtheist_ in Scientists Say They Gene Hacked Mice to Double Remaining Lifespan by Ok-Prior-8856
Ok.
Doesn’t change the fact that aging-prevention will come far before aging-reversal. It is way easier to stop a mug from shattering in the first place than it is to glue it back together. Hope I’m wrong tho.
SnooPuppers1978 t1_j9ml09n wrote
Reply to comment by Iwasahipsterbefore in Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123
What if nationalising it would make it run much worse? Govs are usually not very innovative.
SnooPuppers1978 t1_j9mkw82 wrote
Reply to comment by odinlubumeta in Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123
People put entertainment over human lives every single day. Every action you do is a trade off. Any time you spend on entertainment could be spent on helping saving lives.
I am just saying that it should be considered based on trade offs.
Ian_ronald_maiden t1_j9mk2vk wrote
Reply to comment by Lagiacrus111 in Sci-fi becomes real as renowned magazine closes submissions due to AI writers by Vucea
Some impetus for human writers to stop rehashing and do better too I hope
chippewaChris t1_j9mjy4l wrote
Reply to Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123
That article is a bit dramatic…
“upend the modern internet economy, sparing no online business”
Pretty sure and mom and pop’s restaurant on Main Street should be fine as long as they don’t let customers post comments on their website (which basically just has their hours and an outdated menu).
Moon-man-80 t1_j9mjufj wrote
Reply to Google announces major breakthrough that represents ‘significant shift’ in quantum computers by Ezekiel_W
I’ll be the first to admit my lack of just about any knowledge on this subject matter but find the announcement timing interesting given all the attention ChatGPT is getting lately … again very uninformed but feels like they did not just happen to stumble upon such a major breakthrough lol
Lagiacrus111 t1_j9mjcke wrote
Reply to comment by Ian_ronald_maiden in Sci-fi becomes real as renowned magazine closes submissions due to AI writers by Vucea
In five years it'll be better...sadly
Ian_ronald_maiden t1_j9mjbpf wrote
Reply to comment by Rofel_Wodring in Sci-fi becomes real as renowned magazine closes submissions due to AI writers by Vucea
Determinism is junk.
Decisions and emotions exist, and it’s art’s ability to evoke and reflect them both that makes it interesting.
Being shaped by experience is different to being a slave to them.
odinlubumeta t1_j9mii9b wrote
Reply to comment by SnooPuppers1978 in Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123
First it’s entertainment. How people can just publicly put entertainment over human life’s to me is so odd.
Second why can’t they adapt? We don’t know what the rules would be but we have all these algorithms and machine learning and soon to be AI, but these billion (soon to be trillion) dollar companies can find a way to adapt?
And yes it’s a stupid argument if your point is that corporations that can’t adapt shouldn’t come to an end. Are they also too big too fail? Seriously I want you to make an argument that a company shouldn’t have to adapt to the laws and have them written around the biggest companies.
Iwasahipsterbefore t1_j9mibkp wrote
Reply to comment by SnooPuppers1978 in Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123
If its a service and passing laws threatens to affect the quality of life of the American people it should be nationalized and be a public utility.
So no really not a good argument
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Reply to comment by [deleted] in Let's talk about the future of the company YouTube in light of its new CEO by blekautaw
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Griffstergnu t1_j9mgx3s wrote
Reply to comment by i-opener in Google announces major breakthrough that represents ‘significant shift’ in quantum computers by Ezekiel_W
Ok I wish I had an award for you but take my upvote!
Kalel2319 t1_j9mg3ma wrote
Reply to Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123
I say fuck em. I’d like to see us revert back to when we had to watch what we say.
This free speech argument is bullshit anyway.
“I think women should not have abortions” is very different than “here’s the names of people who we should [redacted] join me my brothers!”
kalakau t1_j9mfcqd wrote
Reply to comment by FallingBruh in Google announces major breakthrough that represents ‘significant shift’ in quantum computers by Ezekiel_W
as a practicing physicist you and others should be aware that sabine is intentionally contrarian in order to generate revenue. she's a populist capitalist, not a practicing physicist, and her content should be understood as entertainment, not necessarily as educational content, and certainly not as academic consensus. she often misrepresents (and in certain cases is entirely wrong about) research in fields she has no expertise in. there are threads at length in r/physics discussing this
Fallacy_Spotted t1_j9mfab1 wrote
Reply to comment by UniversalMomentum in Google announces major breakthrough that represents ‘significant shift’ in quantum computers by Ezekiel_W
To be honest the better hardware has enabled worse software to an astounding degree. So much of it is a hot mess compared to the truly important stuff like bios, switch, and compiler code.
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INstyle4now t1_j9mol0t wrote
Reply to Google announces major breakthrough that represents ‘significant shift’ in quantum computers by Ezekiel_W
Got to do anything to get that share price back up