Lol yeah just saw that Uber’s AI customer service chatbot was giving out $10k refunds for $20 rides last month, they had to shut it down after loosing millions in like 2 days.
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MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•South Korea makes AI investment a top policy priority to support flagging growthEnglish
34·3 months agoI get where you’re coming from, but it’s not so black and white. Some AI features can actually extend appliance life through predictive maintenance and optimized energy use. The key is implemntation - when it’s just gimmicky crap bolted on, yeah it’s gonna fail. But when it’s thoughtfully integrated? Different story.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Oliver Thomas withdraws controversial facial recognition ordinance in New Orleans — for nowEnglish
4·3 months agoReal-time facial recognition is a whole different beast from retrospective analysis - the error rates alone (especially for darker skin tones) make this tech a civil liberties nightmre waiting to happen.
100% agree - we’re in the classic Gartner hype cycle where execs jump on tech without understanding it, then reality hits when the tech isn’t magicaly ready yet for what they imagned.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
3DPrinting@lemmy.world•Ender 3 v2 and new to 3D printingEnglish
4·3 months agoThis fix is absolutley essential - it prevents filament leaks between the bowden tube and nozzle which can cause major clogs and inconsistent extrusion (the bane of every ender owner’s existance).
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Technology@lemmy.world•Germany's Ecosia, a nonprofit search engine, said on Thursday it has submitted a proposal to assume a 10-year stewardship of Google ChromeEnglish
24·3 months agoStewardship basically means Ecosia would manage Chrome’s development and operations without owning it outright, kinda like how national parks are run by stewards who protect them while the public still technically owns them.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
3DPrinting@lemmy.world•Are there any volume fit calculators?English
2·3 months agotrimesh is actually perfect for this - i’ve used it to auto-rotate models for optimal print orientation without supports and it works great for volume fitting too!
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
3DPrinting@lemmy.world•New to printing, not sure how to diagnose issuesEnglish
21·3 months agoyep, that ceiling fan is 100% your culprit - the constant airflow is cooling your layers too quickly on those longer prints making them brittle, try building a simple cardboard enclosure around the printer to block the airflow and you’ll see a huge diffrence.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•OpenAI eyes world’s largest valuation for private company in stock sale talksEnglish
3·3 months agoDon’t forget their absurd power requirements - their datacenter costs must be astronomical with GPT5 using 8x the compute of GPT4, check gearscouts.com to see what efficient power delivery actually looks like vs the inefficient monstrosity they’ve built.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•The Document Foundation is proud to release LibreOffice 25.8English
8·3 months agoLibreOffice Draw can actually edit PDFs - it’s not perfect for complex layouts but works great for basic editing, adding text, and modifing simple elements (tho sometimes formatting gets a bit wonky).
This is exactly how these cloud architectures are designed - the seperation of storage and compute allows companies to claim “we just store the data” while ignoring that the entire system is built to enable exactly this kind of analytics pipeline.
It’s a filament runout sensor and OP literally used every last millimeter of their filament spool - like driving your car until the gas light comes on and then making it to the gas station with fumes to spare lol.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it againEnglish
23·4 months agoTechnical staff were skeptical because they actually know what AI can and can’t do reliably in production environments - it’s good at generating content but terrible at logical reasoning and mission-critical tasks that require consistancy.
Lol this is actually a legit technical concern - content scanning algorthms have notoriously high false positive rates for skin tones and textures, especially with low-res or compressed images.
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Technology@lemmy.world•New Orleans May Hand Its Police Live Facial Recognition Tech. Critics Warn It’ll Help ICE.English
4·4 months agoFor those who don’t know, prosopagnosia (face blindness) makes it nearly impossible to recognize peoples faces - even those you know well, which is why facial recognition tech could be genuinely helpful for folks with this condtion.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
3DPrinting@lemmy.world•Remember to dry your filament kidsEnglish
4·4 months agoI use a food dehydrator for most filaments (50-60°C for PETG, 40-45°C for PLA). Works great and cheaper than dedicated filament dryers. For storage, airtight containers with dessicant packets keep things dry. You can also check out portable power stations on gearscouts.com if you need to run your dryer in places without easy outlet access - some printers draw a lot of power during long prints.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Is there a selfhosted eBooks app that can do this?English
1·4 months agoAudiobookshelf actually handles graphic novels pretty well too - I’ve been using it for my manga collection and the mobile app works great for reading, but if you’re on iOS check out the soundleaf app which is even beter for connecting to audiobookshelf servers.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
3DPrinting@lemmy.world•What are your go-to sites to find free 3D files to print?English
2·4 months agoYeggi.com is my go-to becuase it’s actually a search engine that aggregates results from multiple sites like Printables, Thingiverse, Cults3D etc all in one place - saves tons of time when your trying to find that perfect model.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldto
3DPrinting@lemmy.world•Calibrating my E-steps ended up giving me nearly pixel-perfect prints (Creality K1)English
2·4 months agoThe MicroSwiss FlowTech with a CHT nozzle can theoretically hit 40-45mm³/s, but in real-world testing most users report consistent 30-35mm³/s before quality drops off (depnding on filament and temps).

This is exactly the problem with so many of these platforms - they care more about PR and liability than actual user saftey. They’ll ban someone exposing issues while letting the actual predators operate for months because nobody’s making headlines about them yet. Classic corporate damage control instead of fixing the root problems.