here in this piece @Cory Doctorow is describing the relation between human workers and ai. in particular what he calls "reverse centaurs" or other authors have named "accountability sinks".
there are lots of great insights in this article but one stood out for me: working with ai is not easy. people often think that having ai create texts for them is an innocuous thing. like OCR just more modern. but it isn't. errors made by ai can be very hard to spot. and doctorow here describes, why:

And because AI is just a word guessing program, because all it does is calculate the most probable word to go next, the errors it makes are especially subtle and hard to spot, because these bugs are literally statistically indistinguishable from working code (except that they're bugs).
[...]
And you, the human in the loop – the reverse centaur – you have to spot this subtle, hard to find error, this bug that is literally statistically indistinguishable from correct code.

welcome to the demise of our mutually shared reality! isn't it fun?!

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. Last night, I gave a speech for the University of Washington's "Neuroscience, AI and Society" lecture series, through the university's Computational Neuroscience Center. It was...

here in this piece @Cory Doctorow is describing the relation between human workers and ai. in particular what he calls "reverse centaurs" or other authors have named "accountability sinks".
there are lots of great insights in this article but one stood out for me: working with ai is not easy. people often think that having ai create texts for them is an innocuous thing. like OCR just more modern. but it isn't. errors made by ai can be very hard to spot. and doctorow here describes, why:

And because AI is just a word guessing program, because all it does is calculate the most probable word to go next, the errors it makes are especially subtle and hard to spot, because these bugs are literally statistically indistinguishable from working code (except that they're bugs).
[...]
And you, the human in the loop – the reverse centaur – you have to spot this subtle, hard to find error, this bug that is literally statistically indistinguishable from correct code.

welcome to the demise of our mutually shared reality! isn't it fun?!

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. Last night, I gave a speech for the University of Washington's "Neuroscience, AI and Society" lecture series, through the university's Computational Neuroscience Center. It was...

I'll never not be amazed by the fact that this is a full computer. It makes sense when you think that our phones are as powerful, sometimes more and are roughly the same size.

#computer #RaspberryPi

Hi all!

I made a new video showing how the Foot-controlled computer Mouse / Rat I developed works together with a simple mat on a carpet. 🐀 It’s a demo both with shoes and barefoot.

If you want more info, you also checkout my website: https://navifut.com/landing-page/

Feedback is always appreciated, and your support really means a lot.

I hope I can reach people who may really need this tool (as much as I needed it!)! 🦶✨

#computer #innovation #project #ergonomics #hands-free #foot #mouse #rat

Feynman vs. Computer

https://entropicthoughts.com/feynman-vs-computer

#HackerNews #Feynman #Computer #Debate #Science #Technology #Innovation

Beej's Guide to Learning Computer Science

https://beej.us/guide/bglcs/

#HackerNews #Guide #to #Learning #Computer #Science #BeejGuide #ComputerScience #LearningResources #TechEducation #Programming

Framework Computer Now Sponsoring LVFS / Fwupd Development

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Sponsoring-LVFS

#HackerNews #Framework #Computer #Sponsorship #LVFS #Fwupd #Development #OpenSource #Technology

Hi all!

I made a new video showing how the Foot-controlled computer Mouse / Rat I developed works together with a simple mat on a carpet. 🐀 It’s a demo both with shoes and barefoot.

If you want more info, you also checkout my website: https://navifut.com/landing-page/

Feedback is always appreciated, and your support really means a lot.

I hope I can reach people who may really need this tool (as much as I needed it!)! 🦶✨

#computer #innovation #project #ergonomics #hands-free #foot #mouse #rat

A new bridge links the math of infinity to computer science

https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-bridge-links-the-strange-math-of-infinity-to-computer-science-20251121/

#HackerNews #infinity #math #computer #science #innovation #technology

In the healing phase from the war, I'm trying to get my sparkel back!

As a distinguished and hardworking individual since childhood, it was difficult for me to see my knowledge, academics, and #technical skills decline due to the #war . Before the war, I graduated first in my class with a diploma in #computer #technology, and at the age of 20, I got my first job and was taking many courses. But the war shattered everything, even my knowledge and dreams😿.
#palestine #gaza #gazagenocide

RuBee

https://computer.rip/2025-11-22-RuBee.html

#HackerNews #RuBee #technology #innovation #computer #networking #wireless #communication

In the healing phase from the war, I'm trying to get my sparkel back!

As a distinguished and hardworking individual since childhood, it was difficult for me to see my knowledge, academics, and #technical skills decline due to the #war . Before the war, I graduated first in my class with a diploma in #computer #technology, and at the age of 20, I got my first job and was taking many courses. But the war shattered everything, even my knowledge and dreams😿.
#palestine #gaza #gazagenocide

How to identify a prime number without a computer

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-identify-a-prime-number-without-a-computer/

#HackerNews #prime #number #math #computer #science #algorithms #education

MSX2 emulator for RP2350pc is released by Rafa Gómez Sánchez https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/msx2-retro-computer-emulator-released-for-rp2350pc/ #msx #msx2 #retro #computer #retrogaming

MSX2 emulator for RP2350pc is released by Rafa Gómez Sánchez https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/msx2-retro-computer-emulator-released-for-rp2350pc/ #msx #msx2 #retro #computer #retrogaming

Gamecube 🤝 Steam Machine

✯¸.•´*¨`*•🧊 ADORABLE 🧊•*`¨*`•.¸✯

#valve #steam #computer #gamecube

Minisforum Stuffs Entire Arm Homelab in the MS-R1

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/minisforum-stuffs-entire-arm-homelab-ms-r1

#HackerNews #Minisforum #ARM #Homelab #MS-R1 #Tech #Innovation #Computer #Build

More from the Australian Computer Museum: https://acms.org.au/



This time, it's Australia's favourite '80s home computer, the MicroBee.



#Australia #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #retrogames #retrogaming #tech #computer

Gamecube 🤝 Steam Machine

✯¸.•´*¨`*•🧊 ADORABLE 🧊•*`¨*`•.¸✯

#valve #steam #computer #gamecube

Everyone remembers the MicroBee. But does anyone remember the Hartley Computer?



This is the often forgotten '80s Australian microcomputer from Queensland.



On display at https://acms.org.au/



#Computer #Computers #Retrocomputing #Retrocomputer #Hartley #tech