Posts by alexthurow@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #AWqVvmSCGUneo1K1om by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2023-06-19T09:58:28Z
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„… the feature, then that would easily be the single most important point made in the thread. Any summarisation tool that downplays or even omits the lead developer's comment from the summary is inviting disaster. But how would the Al understand the relevance of the different levels of expertise in the thread? It can't, because it doesn't do "understanding" in any way, shape, or form. It's software; not a mind. Additionally, most language models are trained on biased data, so they are just…“ 2/
(DIR) Post #AWqVvo8lzgS22MFXou by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2023-06-19T09:58:41Z
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„… as likely to downgrade the lead developer's comment if their name isn't western or masculine enough.“ /3
(DIR) Post #AWqVvprTaxntNIAl8a by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2023-06-19T10:00:33Z
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„In a hierarchical organisation, people vary in their importance. Sometimes the importance comes from an explicit hierarchy. Sometimes an employee is important because they're friends with somebody important. The human mind is highly sensitive to social relationships and when we read through discussions, we account for them in our judgement without giving it any special thought. An Al is not a mind. It can't have any judgement. It won't take a…“ 1/
(DIR) Post #AWqVvrcJ4KrEop5flo by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2023-06-19T10:00:43Z
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„… hierarchy that isn't in its training data or context - that might not even be accurately recorded anywhere - into account.“ /2
(DIR) Post #AWqVvtS6FFsiVkKY8e by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2023-06-19T10:01:35Z
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„Using a language model to summarise workplace discussions risks omitting vital information or fabricating misinformation, both of which can cause a project to fail.“
(DIR) Post #AWqVvvARrqwzpa5Tu4 by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2023-06-19T10:04:52Z
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„The results from a search engine are even more varied than office discussions. The documents in a search engine result come from a variety of institutions. Some of them are formal documents; some of them are off-the-cuff social media posts; some of them are blatant marketing; some are actual advertising. They come from a broad range of expertise, writing styles, and experiences. That you could put a language model Al in front of a search engine and get a meaningful summary…“ 1/
(DIR) Post #AWqVvwqfcMJn2oqiLw by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2023-06-19T10:05:08Z
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„… of the results is unrealistic for anything except the simplest of queries. You couldn't even summarise it reliably as a fully "generally intelligent human being you'd just pick the results that seem more plausible than others - but this mechanism is somehow supposed to magically make a large language model truthful? Relying on AI summarisations in real-world scenarios is risky and likely to be counter-productive in most workplaces.“ /2
(DIR) Post #AWqVvygolxcqkqFsH2 by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2023-06-19T10:07:55Z
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„If you can't use a language model AI for research or as a front-end to a knowledge base or search engine, what is it good for? These tools are amazing for anything that is pure language work. Any time you need to work with the structure, tone, or style of a text, these systems will almost give you superpowers. The results will probably need to be edited - considerable editing if you want something that isn't mediocre - but language models can take care of a lot of the busywork.“
(DIR) Post #AWqVw0dhWWJwnkoPh2 by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2023-06-19T10:10:07Z
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„• It can change the tone of a text you wrote. Need to take a casual social media post and make it sound formal? It can do that.• It can change the structure of text. Give it an unstructured rough detail of your career, and it should be able to turn it into a formally structured resume. Want to turn an email you wrote, one that has all the correct details of the project you're working on, into a structured description for a grant application. It might be…“ 1/
(DIR) Post #B0AR5ionunDZHJMlhw by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-11-11T13:02:35Z
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"Friendly reminder“(Fran Moreno - https://x.com/morvader/status/1519599680325406722)#OnModernDev
(DIR) Post #B1iyODIlFXreASkOXI by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-27T23:28:16Z
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Hope to see you later today! 🖖, Alexhttps://mstdn.social/@alexthurow/115656879101341972
(DIR) Post #B1iyOE76EO88gaIazw by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-28T08:12:09Z
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… on my way! #CCC #39C3
(DIR) Post #B1iyOEj1xMTIaE2t7Y by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-28T08:24:38Z
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Will you be joining us for „A blast from the Y2K past… GRÜNSPAN (Rock & Metal)“? #CCC #39C3https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPcpEUTAU3-jr3MG8DMlAGm_m4h6WJ6OB&si=K4iTW8XkD-HD3hPi
(DIR) Post #B1iyOFLJf162UxxSnQ by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-28T08:33:12Z
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Touchdown! #CCC #39C3
(DIR) Post #B1iyOG199UYaahWrzs by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-28T08:47:45Z
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… Erster!? 💀🎧🎛️🎸🤘 #CCC #39C3
(DIR) Post #B1iyOGZX5e3wJLcKau by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-28T10:00:52Z
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0h 55m 49s ‘til liftoff… #CCC #39C3
(DIR) Post #B1iyOHNA77lGnGpxx2 by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-28T18:49:24Z
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… and „done, done“! Youtube playlist will follow here soon 😎🎧🎛️💀🎸🤘! Thank you for having me, ❤️🔥 #CCC #39C3
(DIR) Post #B1iyOHuq5uhSTiarRY by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-28T18:50:59Z
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… here is the playlist for your convenience:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPcpEUTAU3-i0FMYnmxGTROBE42zo3u7S😎🎧🎛️💀🎸✅ + 🙏 + 🖖,Alex#CCC #39C3
(DIR) Post #B1iyOIX7nZKCOSVR7Q by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-28T18:51:48Z
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… and just to make sure where we should be heading for before we might be meeting again #CCC #39C3:https://mstdn.social/@alexthurow/109370151554225303👋, Alex
(DIR) Post #B1iyOJ7dboX2Dhab20 by alexthurow@mstdn.social
2025-12-28T18:54:41Z
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#CCC #39C3