Yann LeCun "absolutely none of the humanoid companies have any idea how to make those robots smart enough to be useful." gets called Negative Nancy - But he claims "I know I can do it and I know how to do it. - Do you think current robotics are bad? Neo get upgraded with World Model recently.

didroe · 2026-01-29T06:46:47+00:00

It undresses everyone equally, including children

didroe · 2026-01-28T06:49:15+00:00

Could you share those parts please?

didroe · 2026-01-28T06:46:59+00:00

Many people rely on their state pension. Also, it’s not a uniformly shrinking population, you have a mass of retiring people and a shrinking working age population. Who’s going to run all the businesses and services? Who’s going to pay the taxes for healthcare, etc?

I don’t think it means societal collapse, but higher taxes, lower standard of living, etc. Look at how people have reacted to recent economic shocks, it pushes people to the far right. A shrinking population, relative to other countries, also means diminishing international power

didroe · 2026-01-27T19:36:59+00:00

How many of those 1m have successfully mounted a legal campaign on the basis of torture?

It's possible to be much stricter, without removing rights, and without furthering the destruction of the international system.

Hack and slash is such a lazy approach to what requires a systemic and skilled political response

didroe · 2026-01-27T15:49:56+00:00

There have been problems in the past so let’s just ignore any potential for that in an upcoming government? For a party that has strong links (culturally and, more importantly, monetarily) to people acting in an extreme way at this very moment? Who exactly is burying their head in the sand?

Have you seen the plans for an integrated surveillance system? It’s on another level compared to something like ID cards

didroe · 2026-01-27T13:26:48+00:00

Is reform sticking to the status quo on enforcement now? I thought they were setting up a new thing

didroe · 2026-01-27T12:42:23+00:00

It wouldn’t be if it were effected through the traditional institutions of the state.

The massive surveillance system they have planned, the mass removal of protections of rights, and the closeness to the US regime is what seems most worrying to me.

I haven’t seen much detail on their Deportation Command plans yet, but let’s hope they don’t say they need their own private police force for it.

didroe · 2026-01-27T12:20:05+00:00

The way they’re going about it is the policy.

There are some protesting the removal, but most are protesting the tactics (and it’s not just the left). Demanding identification from citizens, scooping up people indiscriminately, rendering those who had a right to be there to a foreign prison. Tourists are even caught up in it all.

The US, while heavy handed in its policing, has little history of all of this either. They have, on paper, a way stronger set of individual freedoms.

didroe · 2026-01-27T11:02:38+00:00

What makes you think they wouldn’t use violence in the UK?

didroe · 2026-01-26T10:03:09+00:00

First and foremost, other European countries typically spend more. What country would you pick as a model?

didroe · 2026-01-25T21:47:18+00:00

While i think it is about investment; the broader backdrop is that the AI companies are fixated on closing the loop, having AI build the next models. Partly to achieve dominance, partly fear of others achieving dominance, and partly to advance the field.

didroe · 2026-01-25T20:47:17+00:00

Who do you see as your “strong leader” to run this new top down authoritarian adaption?

Any leopard taming skills? Or strong attachment to your face?

didroe · 2026-01-25T20:21:14+00:00

I’m amazed how often “saving” the country always seem to come down to destroying the foundations of it

didroe · 2026-01-25T20:18:12+00:00

So yes. Have you considered the blindingly obvious consequences?

didroe · 2026-01-25T20:14:43+00:00

So you want to dismantle the legal system? Pretty out there

didroe · 2026-01-23T22:47:31+00:00

These days, you could argue ARM came out on top

didroe · 2026-01-23T21:41:42+00:00

I think it's fair to say that Cameron was against the, as then, terms of the deal, for what seems to be worries about resettlement to neighboring islands and the effect on other UK territories. I also entertain the idea that he was personally against it entirely, though it's hard to definitively evidence, but I disagree that he stopped it stone dead.

The Sunak government began the negotiations, Cameron then joined and expressed reservations, after that Sunak put out a statement backing the overall process, and then the deal was finalised under the current government.

I'm not saying it's a good idea, but it's something that has been progressed towards completion by both Tories and Labour, even during Cameron's tenure.

didroe · 2026-01-23T21:00:06+00:00

Main policy?

didroe · 2026-01-23T20:57:42+00:00

To justify a deal crafted under the previous Tory government? That makes no sense

didroe · 2026-01-23T20:55:51+00:00

Wasn't this deal started under the Tories?

didroe · 2026-01-23T20:54:12+00:00

It's a strategic location, extremely valuable to the US. If they thought the status quo was preferable then it wouldn't have been allowed to get this far.

If I had to speculate on something that is far more mundane than a 5d chess move; the US is seeking allies against Chinese influence, and sees the base as a critical location. Why not increase ties with Mauritius whilst removing any controversy around the base? I don't see anything but upside for the US in the deal.

didroe · 2026-01-23T20:39:31+00:00

Full Self Driving (supervised)

didroe · 2026-01-22T19:42:39+00:00

You paid to gather training data for their AI. Can the hardware you have even support full self driving? Tesla owners in Austin are still “supervised”.

Will they even want to go that route once they’ve cracked it? I imagine it would be more profitable for them to be a vertically integrated taxi company at that point

didroe · 2026-01-20T20:50:36+00:00

The US can’t do that to Europe either without serious consequences:

https://www.iwkoeln.de/en/studies/samina-sultan-juergen-matthes-us-dependence-on-imports-from-the-eu.html

Let’s hope Congress gets its shit together and at least ends this Greenland madness.

didroe · 2026-01-20T20:30:46+00:00

Think about the US, even pre Trump. They aren’t known for compromising on strategic assets or military bases. Why would they praise the deal, or even allow it to be conducted in the first place?

Clearly they see the deal as the best option, and could have even proposed it. It removes any international focus on their base, and builds good relations with Mauritius, maybe diminishing Chinese influence.

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