We use verbal phrases to refer to the probability of a phrase. "High risk" is more than "Will never happen", but how much higher? Also, phrases like "Highly probably" refer to a narrower range than "Presumably". A number of studies have categorized how such phrases are used in the English language. (1/3)
#ProbabilityPhrases #VerbalProbability #Risk #PerceivedRisk #Judgement
A violin plot showing typical interpretations of probability phrases that were a priori expected to be "low".
A violin plot showing typical interpretations of probability phrases that were a priori expected to be "high".
Futurelock: A subtle risk in async Rust
https://rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0609
#HackerNews #Futurelock #async #Rust #subtle #risk #programming #security
@remixtures good piece- I would point out though that military use is the thing Geoff Hinton has consistently raised as his concern…
@UlrikeHahn @remixtures As someone involved in some of the initiatives on standards on risk and ethical use of Ai and GenAi, I can tell you that almost every aspect has been covered. #Ai #standards #ethics #risk
Neil Brown
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I don't manage a lot of infrastructure on the #Internet, but I manage quite a bit, and I am almost finished with #blocking the entire #UK over #OSA. I have no choice. The way the #law is written anyone who doesn't (and I don't believe in age-verification services as I find them a privacy mine field and nightmare) runs the #risk of an 18 million pound fine.
If you have a server on the Internet you are a fool for not blocking all UK #traffic.
Full stop.
I don't manage a lot of infrastructure on the #Internet, but I manage quite a bit, and I am almost finished with #blocking the entire #UK over #OSA. I have no choice. The way the #law is written anyone who doesn't (and I don't believe in age-verification services as I find them a privacy mine field and nightmare) runs the #risk of an 18 million pound fine.
If you have a server on the Internet you are a fool for not blocking all UK #traffic.
Full stop.
Google's emissions are up over 50%, Amazon builds huge data centers powered by 75% natural gas.
Remember all those posts telling us that "AIs climate impact isn't that bad" supported by some really funky math/perspective and/or numbers Sam Altman invented?
Here's the actual impact.
"AI" is a fossil fuel technology.
@tante @Nonya_Bidniss
The internet was construction to be resilient to failure of any node, with many pathways. How is building a (small number) of mega-data centers contributing to resilience. Do these not represent a small number of single points of failure?
#resilience#AI #datacenters #risk
The internet was construction to be resilient to failure of any node, with many pathways. How is building a (small number) of mega-data centers contributing to resilience. Do these not represent a small number of single points of failure?
#resilience#AI #datacenters #risk
Driving with a case of COVID raised the odds of having a car crash about as much as being at the legal threshold of DUI or running a red light, according to an analysis of pandemic-era public health and transportation records from seven states.From https://www.axios.com/2025/04/24/driving-covid-higher-crash-risk
#driving #risk #DUI #COVID #COVID19 #COVIDIsStillHere #COVIDIsNotOver #MaskUp