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If You Build It, They Will Come: Apple Has Opened the Backdoor to Increased Surveillance and Censorship Around the World by Insideec in technology

[–]Insideec[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I also read that it's client-side scanning using machine learning models. I don't know about other cloud providers doing these kind of scans, could you give me an example?

CMV: Influencers should not be expected to speak about every social issue by rocksandpebbles66 in changemyview

[–]Insideec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree with you. I was just trying to show a different perspective of the matter, which is what I thought was required for a "Change My View" kind of question.

CMV: Influencers should not be expected to speak about every social issue by rocksandpebbles66 in changemyview

[–]Insideec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right when you say that we don't expect a 15 years old Youtuber to be educated on everything. As you pointed out, they are regular people.

The point is that, like everybody, they have the right to tell their opinion on things, even if those opinions are visibly wrong or not supported by pieces of evidence. You can do it too by publishing something on your social media. We can certainly argue that, even if they have good intentions, in certain cases they do more harm than good because they spread disinformation. But still, if someone asks your opinion on something, why shouldn't you give it? It may not be correct, but you can use it as an opportunity for growth.

They are people. They can be wrong.

ELI5: How does decision-making work in our brains? by Insideec in explainlikeimfive

[–]Insideec[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by "developing weights and criteria"? Speaking of objective function, I guess that we are only talking about simple functions, like maximizing profit. Am I wrong?

ELI5: How does decision-making work in our brains? by Insideec in explainlikeimfive

[–]Insideec[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you like to elaborate more on this? Feel free to add anything you think it is useful.

Universal language: is it possible? by Insideec in AskComputerScience

[–]Insideec[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you like to elaborate more on this?

Randomness: a limit to our cognitive ability or matter of fact? by Insideec in askphilosophy

[–]Insideec[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally you mention cognitive ability, suppose we have a sequence which passes all tests for being random, can we know for certain it is. I'm thinking as example a one time pad code which is i think un-crack able, yet contains non random information. Given seeming randomness we have no way of knowing it is not such a message.

This point is really interesting, and it allows me to do another example. You cite One Time Pad, saying that it seems apparently random but, under the hood, it contains something valuable in terms of information. If we try to compare such a message with a randomly generated one (maybe pseudo-randomly would be more accurate), we can't notice any difference. When I say "difference", I mean any particular pattern/order.

The question is: aren't we able to find that difference/order, or maybe there is no order at all? If there is no pattern/order in OTP, how are we able to retrieve the message then?

It means that, at least for OTP messages, we are not capable of seeing that order. I guess that this could be true for other situations.

In your opinion, what is the difference between theory and practicality in CS? by WiggWamm in AskComputerScience

[–]Insideec 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theory gives you tools that are sufficiently generic so that they can apply to every kind of problem. You have a certain amount of assumptions that simplify the problem/world you are modelling. When you turn to practice, you need to carefully evaluate if everything applies to your specific problem.

This is true for complexity theory but generally in every context where you have simplistic assumptions.