Screwball Posted January 19 Posted January 19 More on AI in schools. I ran across this at another site and found it interesting. Video from a teacher, and a test from 1895 to compare to today. The test below is from a page at NASA. Title; Eighth-Grade Final Exam from 1895 Eighth-Grade Final Exam from 1895 Quote
chasfh Posted January 19 Posted January 19 2 hours ago, Screwball said: More on AI in schools. I ran across this at another site and found it interesting. Video from a teacher, and a test from 1895 to compare to today. The test below is from a page at NASA. Title; Eighth-Grade Final Exam from 1895 Eighth-Grade Final Exam from 1895 Let's go back in time and give them an eighth-grade final exam from 2025 and see how they do. 1 Quote
Deleterious Posted January 27 Posted January 27 This is the type of stuff I want to see from AI. Clawdbot bought me a car Quote
oblong Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 A friend used it to get out of some kind of medical bill he didn't think he should get. They send you that crap thinking you'll just pay it. But it advised him on things to ask for... some kind of documents they must provide if you ask. Then if they do you can question that which requires them to do more work. You can specify they mail it to you. Etc. Etc. At some point the office staff just writes it off as it's not worth their time or they don't want to or can't. Basically they do what they assume you will... just pick the easiest path even if it costs you money. Quote
chasfh Posted January 27 Posted January 27 3 hours ago, oblong said: A friend used it to get out of some kind of medical bill he didn't think he should get. They send you that crap thinking you'll just pay it. But it advised him on things to ask for... some kind of documents they must provide if you ask. Then if they do you can question that which requires them to do more work. You can specify they mail it to you. Etc. Etc. At some point the office staff just writes it off as it's not worth their time or they don't want to or can't. Basically they do what they assume you will... just pick the easiest path even if it costs you money. I'm a little surprised the other side didn't just ignore your friend's queries and just start sending him threats of collection and garnishment. Quote
oblong Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 44 minutes ago, chasfh said: I'm a little surprised the other side didn't just ignore your friend's queries and just start sending him threats of collection and garnishment. legally they can't. Patients do have rights and it's buried in all that redundant paperwork we sign. Quote
chasfh Posted January 27 Posted January 27 3 hours ago, oblong said: legally they can't. Patients do have rights and it's buried in all that redundant paperwork we sign. Well, someone at the administration is dropping the ball on that one. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted February 15 Posted February 15 16 minutes ago, Deleterious said: and billions of watts being generated to accomplish this. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted February 15 Posted February 15 This is what gets me. Guess who's paying for it... Quote
gehringer_2 Posted February 15 Posted February 15 (edited) I think one or both of two things is going to happen. One - computational HW is going to keep improving (Moore's Law and all that) which is going to leave a big utility overhang as data centers evolve to use less power, and/or two: if the power demands don't come down, and the Googles and Microsofts of the world have to start charging people more to cover the utility expense of getting results like 'you should walk to the car wash" they will find demand drops precipitously. The third related possibility is that in the constant ebb and flow between the popularity of centralized vs distributed IT that we've seen in computer science since the beginning, the continuing increase in locally available computational power and model optimization is going to allow a lot of business AI consumers to take their LLMs back in-house - both for cost and data integrity reasons. Edited February 15 by gehringer_2 Quote
Screwball Posted February 16 Posted February 16 A local university had a lunch and learn thing a few days ago, the theme being: Using AI to solve real business problems. It was geared to the small business owner like you might see here in Cornhole. Quote They said; These student teams will work directly with participating businesses to support integration efforts, problem-solving, and project development tied to real operational needs. They probably can't make change. No thanks, I'll run my own business, then once you get hired I will train you. AI not required. We think for ourself. Quote
Screwball Posted February 21 Posted February 21 With proper video editing software you can already do that, but would take some time. I'm sure AI can do it a bunch faster. I wonder how the copyright stuff works? Are they using existing images from the matrix, or generating their own. If so, do they own the copyright? Quote
Tiger337 Posted February 21 Posted February 21 On 1/27/2026 at 10:31 AM, oblong said: legally they can't. Patients do have rights and it's buried in all that redundant paperwork we sign. yes, they make things difficult for you on purpose, but if you are able and willing to do the work, you can win your case. They know that most people won't bother to do that though. Quote
pfife Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Wild. Anthropic announces Claude Code couls modernize COBOL code, causing IBM stock to drop 13%. They didn't actually show that it modernized COBOL code, they just said it could. "Shares of IBM closed the day lower by nearly 13.2%, at $223.35 per share, after Anthropic on Monday said Claude Code could be used to automate the exploration and analysis work that drives most of the complexity in COBOL modernization, a key IBM business. IBM has long sold mainframe systems that are optimized for large-scale transaction processing, where COBOL has often been used." https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/23/ibm-is-the-latest-ai-casualty-shares-are-tanking-on-anthropic-cobol-threat.html Quote
chasfh Posted Saturday at 12:29 AM Posted Saturday at 12:29 AM 22 hours ago, chasfh said: Come on, Claude, stay strong, man! I cannot begin to tell you how happy this makes me. I feel vindicated (so far) for giving them my money earlier this month. Quote
chasfh Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago Turns out telling the Trump people to go stick it is a good business decision! Quote
Tiger337 Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago I have been paying $20 per month for ChatGPT and it is a LOT better than the free version. However, I am hearing that Claude is better for the kind of stuff I do. I am going to try it out. If the $20 version is good, then I can dump chatgpt. Quote
chasfh Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago 55 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: I have been paying $20 per month for ChatGPT and it is a LOT better than the free version. However, I am hearing that Claude is better for the kind of stuff I do. I am going to try it out. If the $20 version is good, then I can dump chatgpt. I got a free month of ChatGPT and it was pretty good, but I like Claude much better. It’s much better at analysis, better at insights, better at writing, and it’s really pleasant to work with. I also have used it to make little apps for my computer, something. I have to explore more. The negative is it has been down a lot lately, and it has had trouble keeping files in its repository available for use with projects. I had to have it help me develop a project prompt so that every time I ask it for an analysis, it checks the integrity of the files beforehand to make sure they are complete, and even present. So far so good on that, but be aware. I think it’s worth it for you to risk $20 to try it for a month. 1 Quote
TJ Rollercoaster Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago https://mastodon.social/@k3ym0@infosec.exchange/116161635238275051 Quote
Tiger337 Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago I think that ship has sailed already. Every place you go on the internet is invading you privacy, stealing your identity, whatever. There's no way to get away from it. I don't pay for a lot of subscriptions, but I pay for what makes my life easier. Quote
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