Iconoclast

In some religions it's also the reward for adultery. Usually only for women though.

I feel like they're still improving, but we're slowly hitting the point of diminishing returns. I think the next big leap will require a real breakthrough rather than just feeding even more data into our existing models.

It's a language model and it's already near-flawless at language. If we actually want a knowledge model, we probably need to try something different.

We punish people for speeding, driving under the influence, or texting while driving because those behaviors are reckless and we want to deter them. That makes sense.

But what about a freak accident where the driver did nothing wrong? Should they still be punished just because it happened to be them in the wrong place at the wrong time? In my opinion, no. If they didn't do anything reckless or negligent, there's no reason to think punishment would teach them anything useful. At that point it just feels like we're satisfying our need for vengeance rather than serving any logical purpose.

With a self-driving car, every accident would basically fall into that "freak accident" category. The car wasn't distracted, drunk, or driving recklessly. Maybe you could argue the company should pay compensation to the victim's family or at least cover medical costs if the person survived as a gesture of good will - but I don't see how the company would be morally responsible in a way that justifies fining or punishing them.

Just thinking aloud here. I don't know what the actual answer is.

For me, intelligence isn't about what someone knows - it's about how they think. There's no single thing someone could say or do that would instantly make me see them as intelligent. It would have to be the consistent demonstration of logical, rational thinking over a long stretch of time.

Frankly, it's way easier to spot stupidity, and a huge number of people can hardly wait to broadcast their ignorance.

These autonomous vehicle trolley problems go just as deep as you want them to - and there are no real right or wrong answers for any of it.

What if the car is faced with a situation where it can either hit a pedestrian to save the passenger or drive over a cliff and save the pedestrian by sacrificing the passenger?

What if a collision is unavoidable but it has the option to choose between hitting a child or hitting a granny?

It's only a matter of time until we have self-driving vehicles that are far safer drivers than humans - but they still won't be flawless, and accidents will keep happening. Can we live with there being no one to blame for it? Or do we just go back to human drivers with higher accident rates - at least then we have someone to point our fingers at?

I don't think either Netanyahu or the Iranian government are reliable sources of information, so what they say doesn't really tip the scales for me one way or the other. That said, the UK mainland is only about 600 km farther from Iran than Diego Garcia is - so if it really was them targeting that base, they probably figured it was within range.

I could make a lot of money if I knew. I just don't and neither does anyone else.

While housing is undeniably getting less affordable, it's still something you can influence a lot through individual choices. My sister and I live in the same city. Her house cost 300k€ and mine cost 100k€. Both are located in similar neighbourhoods too - my house is just a lot smaller and older.

1 day old account with 100 comments being obnoxious. I see what's going on in here.

Based on the information so far it seems that Iran does have the capability to reach the UK with their ballistic missiles but there's no clear indication that they're intending to do so. However, if they did the UK wouldn't have a great way of protecting itself from those strikes.

I've spent close to three years now blocking the worst users and communities, tweaking my mile-long list of content filters - and even after all that, this site is barely usable.

It's honestly staggering how much content gets voted to the front page that doesn't interest me at all. Even when something does catch my eye, I close the thread after 10 seconds of reading the comments. There's just no point in trying to have any honest discussion here.

I simply have no theory of mind for the kind of person who actually enjoys the "default Lemmy experience." Sometimes when I browse someone's profile, wondering whether to block them, I see that virtually every single one of their replies is in threads whose headlines contain terms that trigger my filters. It's bizarre. It's almost like some people enjoy being angry all day every day - or if not, at least feel obligated to be.

That is a factual statement. They do have such weapons. The question is whether they intend to target Europe with them or not and for that there's no evidence.