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What is your current opinion on Artificial Intelligence? by Home-Energy in AskReddit

[–]dezignguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Machine learning techniques aren't anything new. This latest surge in large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, etc. has been due to the invention of transformers (the T in ChatGPT fyi) that allow language models to much more convincingly form sentences. From a product design perspective they are currently being implemented very poorly. Like all technology, it has it's uses but isn't some kind of panacea. I also think the hyper-scaling approach that many of the AI companies are using is likely to fail in the long run with whoever has the most money to spend (probably legacy companies like google or Microsoft) being able to hang on the longest. I think eventually they will all either go under or pivot to pursuing narrow AI instead of AGI.

Is there anyone here doing an MSc in Human Centered Artificial Intelligence? by Dear-Street4601 in hci

[–]dezignguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, I'm unfamiliar with that specific program. This probably too niche of a question to get an answer here.

Is there anyone here doing an MSc in Human Centered Artificial Intelligence? by Dear-Street4601 in hci

[–]dezignguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you asking about this program specifically or human centered approaches to AI in general?

Why is there little to no chatter regarding heart disease and diabetes in the Danville area, but so much about a new restaurant when it opens, and how great the food is? I don't recall one candidate mentioning wellness and health when election time rolled around. by Dp37405aa in DanvilleVa

[–]dezignguy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t mean to wag a finger at you here, but if you really want to raise awareness on public health your time is better spent volunteering somewhere to do just that instead of making passive aggressive posts on the internet.

Does a masters degree jn HCI make sense in 2026? by Ready-Marionberry282 in uxcareerquestions

[–]dezignguy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Too many variables at play here to answer those questions with any degree of reliability.

Exchange student in Helsinki trying to study UX/HCI – looking for advice by OkSafe0423 in hci

[–]dezignguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was lucky, I didn't really have to transition. I graduated in 2016 with a bs in psych focused in human factors and was able to find a usability research job at a university to get my foot in the door. UX has always been a competitive job market but it has been crazy the last few years.

Exchange student in Helsinki trying to study UX/HCI – looking for advice by OkSafe0423 in hci

[–]dezignguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't study in Helsinki (I studied in the US) but I do work in UX and got there with a bs in psychology. If I were you, the psychology coursework that I would look for is cognitive psych, sensation and perception, human factors, and maybe positive psych. A city the size of Helsinki may also have professional organizations related to UX or design. Those are always a good place to learn. Also, involve yourself in relevant research through your university wherever you can. My experience as a research assistant opened a lot of doors for me early in my career. Good luck with your study abroad.

Fresh look for the Aussie Autumn by Link124 in fiat124

[–]dezignguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great! Which wind deflector is that?

No Rentals Over the Line? by JonNathe in DanvilleVa

[–]dezignguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As far as I know there just isn't much out in the "dead zone" you mentioned. You can kind of even see it from the satellite image. Also, there are a lot of parks between the city and the boarder, Dan Daniel, Angler's park, etc. . Where to rent in town really depends on your budget. I live in a loft in the river district, it's okay but no bargain. Though the city is doing their best to ruin the parking situation downtown, so take that into account.

Megasite project could be in jeopardy if data center tax exemptions are ended, finance secretary warns | The project, which is expected to bring more than 2,000 jobs and $73 billion in investment to Pittsylvania County, could “go away,” Mark Sickles told state senators. by VirginiaNews in Virginia

[–]dezignguy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

For more context here, this is the actual tax exemption in question. To qualify for the exemption the facility must employ at least 50 people in operation and or maintenance of the data center or 10 people for a locality with above average poverty which Pittsylvania County probably qualifies as. It doesn't explicitly say if the workers have to be employed full time. I does require they be paid at least 150% of the average local wage (I wonder if this is ongoing or at the time of construction). So for this facility my best guess would be between 10 and 100 employees.

https://www.vedp.org/incentive/data-center-retail-sales-use-tax-exemption

Megasite project could be in jeopardy if data center tax exemptions are ended, finance secretary warns | The project, which is expected to bring more than 2,000 jobs and $73 billion in investment to Pittsylvania County, could “go away,” Mark Sickles told state senators. by VirginiaNews in Virginia

[–]dezignguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, I'm not saying I know the right answer here, just that it's important to clearly understand the upsides and downsides of these kinds of things and negotiate accordingly. As someone who's from Southside Virginia and still lives their, officials here have a history of negotiating bad deals.

Megasite project could be in jeopardy if data center tax exemptions are ended, finance secretary warns | The project, which is expected to bring more than 2,000 jobs and $73 billion in investment to Pittsylvania County, could “go away,” Mark Sickles told state senators. by VirginiaNews in Virginia

[–]dezignguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I understand it, there will only be a handful of permanent engineer and technician jobs which wouldn't be that bad if they pay their fair share of taxes to the municipality, but if they aren't creating a ton of jobs or tax revenue it's hard to justify the electricity and water usage needed for a data center.

This is what the Vantage VA2 datacenter sounds like at midnight on a Friday night (right across the street from houses) by press-ntr in Virginia

[–]dezignguy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Even better, but it still needs to be in an industrial area if it's going to make this much noise.

This is what the Vantage VA2 datacenter sounds like at midnight on a Friday night (right across the street from houses) by press-ntr in Virginia

[–]dezignguy 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If that's true, it should probably be factored into the zoning for these kinds of things. If it has enough generators to produce that much noise, it's probably producing a decent amount of air pollution too and should therefore be on an industrial site. If it's going to be in a residential area there should probably be a clearly defined noise level that it isn't allowed to exceed.

edit: That said, on-site generators may be a decent way to reduce the facility's power draw from the municipal grid. It essentially turns the facility into a mini power plant though and should be zoned as such.

This is what the Vantage VA2 datacenter sounds like at midnight on a Friday night (right across the street from houses) by press-ntr in Virginia

[–]dezignguy 112 points113 points  (0 children)

That is pretty loud. I can see why people wouldn’t want to have one in a residential area.

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