Actual article: https://www.wired.com/story/let-the-internet-die
TryingSomethingNew
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Technology@lemmy.world•AI models cost more when you don’t use English: Some languages require far more tokens for AI models to process, raising costs and reducing context for the people who use them.English
24·10 days agoIt’s the smallest unit an LLM can process. If you write a long florid prompt, it’s more tokens and therefore costs more for the LLM to interpret. There’s literally a “caveman” mod where it makes the LLM respond in caveman-speak, which means loss tokens and therefore cheaper. What’s odd (did not RTFA) is that some languages are cheaper, IIRC even has a super-caveman mode where it responds in Chinese/Japanese because that costs fewer tokens.
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News@lemmy.world•Trump says he doesn't 'give a damn' about gas prices as US making 'fortune'
3·11 days ago“The survey also found 63% of the public is pessimistic about the current state of the economy, including 35% of Republicans, a six-point point increase from July and the highest percentage of Republicans with negative views about the economy during either of Trump’s terms.”
2/3 of Republicans think he’s doing fine.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads — 'Finally found a company that truly listens to its customers,' says hackerEnglish
141·11 days agoAssume I’m a newb. What kind of prompt would you give it? “ I have model x. Please find it and fix the apps on it to not record my information”?
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News@lemmy.world•Trump again invokes claim he has the ‘right’ to run for third term as president
1·13 days agoThey’ve tried that, specifically so they can say “see?! We can do it too”
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Technology@lemmy.world•Fairphone unveils Fairbuds 2 with replaceable battery, Sony LDAC and ANCEnglish
6·20 days agoThe new Sennheiser Momentums claim to have user-replaceable batteries fwiw.
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Technology@lemmy.world•US tech giants warn Europe that ditching US tech giants could cost €115BEnglish
2·22 days agoYeah, it’s a pretty small amount for digital sovereignty
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Technology@lemmy.world•US tech giants warn Europe that ditching US tech giants could cost €115BEnglish
8·22 days ago“Luxembourg would apparently take the biggest hit, with the study putting the cost at €1,711 per worker over ten years. Denmark (€905), Austria (€900), and Finland (€864) also face hefty bills, as does Ireland (€856)”
My manager keeps me from having to deal with politics, shifting priorities, and tells me what I need to do to deal with the endless morass of corporate bureaucracy. He’s worth every cent.