Readit Newsmichaelfm1211 commented on Americans Are Ignoring Their Student Loan Bills news.bloomberglaw.com/ban... · Posted by u/paulpauper
> I would bet they inherited land which has benefitted tremendously from price increases due to taxpayer subsidized no prepayment penalty 30 year fixed rate mortgages.
Try again. I've inherited relatively little.
> Try again. I've inherited relatively little.
Most people inherit nothing. Actually, most people end up spending money taking care of their parents.
michaelfm1211 commented on Americans Are Ignoring Their Student Loan Bills news.bloomberglaw.com/ban... · Posted by u/paulpauper
Of course they're not paying their student debt. When the federal government of the moment is using student loan forgiveness to try bribe reelection votes, it sends a pretty strong signal that this shit is frivolous.
As a taxpayer who has never taken on loans of any kind, I find this all quite irritating. You take on debt, you pay the debt, don't turn my tax dollars into your negligence subsidy.
Congrats on not having to take out a loan. Most people aren't that lucky.
Most people taking out student loans are still teenagers. Does anyone really expect a teenager to make good financial decisions? Also, most people can't get a solid job without going to college, so they're forced to take out loans.
That "negligence subsidy" is really helping people who were put in an unfair situation by colleges and banks.
michaelfm1211 commented on Should we use AI and LLMs for Christian apologetics? (2024) lukeplant.me.uk/blog/post... · Posted by u/hwayne
I’ve found LLMs extremely useful for Bible study.
If I’m struggling with a verse they can quickly show alternative translations and compare the interpretations of historical commentators.
Of course all this was possible with Google, but it could take an unreasonable amount of effort.
I saw this post a while ago: https://benkaiser.dev/can-llms-accurately-recall-the-bible/
While LLMs are in generally fairly good at recalling bible verses, they can't do it perfectly. If the Bible truly is the infallible word of God that we believe, then shouldn't we use more caution than just "welp, sometimes it makes mistakes"?
You could counter this by saying a person can't remember Bible verses, and this is true, but a person usually recognizes when they can't remember something instead of making something up. If you asked me to recall any random Bible verses, chances are I wouldn't be able to do so. However, unlike an LLM, I would admit I don't know for sure and I would pull out a Bible or look online for an authoritative source rather than adlibbing something on the spot.
michaelfm1211 commented on Should we use AI and LLMs for Christian apologetics? (2024) lukeplant.me.uk/blog/post... · Posted by u/hwayne
"Can. 747 §1. The Church, to which Christ the Lord has entrusted the deposit of faith so that with the assistance of the Holy Spirit it might protect the revealed truth reverently, examine it more closely, and proclaim and expound it faithfully, has the duty and innate right, independent of any human power whatsoever, to preach the gospel to all peoples, also using the means of social communication proper to it." From a Catholic perspective, it is the duty of the Church to share the good news and therefore it is also the duty of the Church to protect it against misinformation (heresies). More specifically, the faithful who have received the sacrament of confirmation have the "power to profess faith in Christ publicly and as it were officially" (CCC 1305, quoting St. Thomas Aquinas) and the spiritual wellbeing of the faithful is the responsibility of the diocesan bishops and the whole Church hierarchy (Jn 21:15-25, per the Catholic interpretation of those verses).
Because an LLM does not have a soul and cannot receive the sacrament of confirmation it has no power to spread the gospel. Furthermore, it would be irresponsible for a bishop to approve of the use of an apologetic chatbot, even if it were only trained on the arguments of confirmed faithful, because its thinking cannot be explained coherently.
For those asking "Why does this even matter?", remember: the salvation of souls is at stake.
michaelfm1211 commented on Advent of Code 2024 adventofcode.com/2024/abo... · Posted by u/thinkingemote
Is this any good for beginners/kids?
Sure, but it starts to get hard a few days in so beginners won't be able to finish. However, I think that makes it an amazing learning opportunity. There's plenty of write-ups on solutions on the internet.
Makes sense. The people in charge of setting AI initiatives and policies are office people and managers who could be easily replaced by AI, but the people in charge not going to let themselves be replaced. Salesmen and engineers are the hardest to replace, yet they aren't in charge so they get replaced the fastest.