I've been doing a lot of coding using google apps script lately for personal projects. ChatGPT still runs circles around Bard when it comes to providing workable code suggestions and fixes when something doesn't work. I test against Bard regularly and never fail to be surprised how bad Google's own "AI" is at even helping develop on its own platform.
I use chatall (find it on github) which searches all the freely available AIs and delivers answers from all of them. That's been a great way to check the pulse on accuracy
"My friend" pays for a couple of debrid services and an internet connection. She uses Kodi/Stremio/iptv players to watch anything she wants. Currently these run on an old ubuntu laptop with an hdmi cable hooked up to the tv because Nvidia shields are too $$$ and firesticks SUCK. Not fancy but it does the job.
I don't think Canada replacing its native workforce with H1Bs who got purged from jobs in the US will do much, if anything, to change the problems in the US. H1B staff are so entrenched now in companies like Mastercard, Chase, Citi, BofA, etc that they are the ones that do the technical screening and interviews. As long as those companies can easily get fresh approvals for H1bs (and they give lots of money to elected officials to retain that privilege), the only "qualified" people these H1B screeners will pass are other H1bs.
Another article about forced RTO that fails to mention that executives are afraid of losing their tax incentives / welfare payments by not delivering x number of bodies to the location that gave them incentives to be there
I have a lot of examples. I'd love to tell the most recent one but its specific enough to possibly be identified. Instead I'll travel back in time a bit.
I was lead infrastructure engineer for middleware at a large retail company. When I started, they were just starting a project to roll out a content management system. Because they didn't have expertise in house at kickoff, they paid the vendor to do the infrastructure design. The visio drawing was delivered to me when I started for review. Despite the guy who drew it supposedly being an expert from the vendor, it was missing two of the most vital components in the drawing. He'd also asked for a total of over 30 physical machines which was way over the capacity that was needed then (or now). I setup a meeting with the Enterprise Architect who was heading the project. He didn't know anything about the solution and was the one who had suggested they hire the vendor to do the design. I explained to him the issues with the design and suggested a different design. I explained how the vendor charged by vcpu so implementing this overkill of a solution would result in millions of unnecessary dollars being spent. His response was "they've already budgeted the money so we should spend it while we've got it." I said ok and that was the end of the meeting.
I had already drawn out my corrected design and I assigned my team to build my design. This was 2012 and outside of a hardware refresh and updates/upgrades, that design is still in place and still being used. The company has saved millions in licensing fees and they don't even know it.
Most people would have just gone ahead and built it as told. My inspiration was to always do the right thing. It was obvious to me that the EA didn't have that same motivation.
I read the book long before I went to work in tech. In my mind, it really helps with troubleshooting software issues as I feel better qualified to "fix the thing that's wrong" if I have a complete understanding of all the moving parts. So many people i work with freeze if a restart doesn't work. They don't consider at all the overall design of "the thing"
As someone who read Zen the first time many years ago, the book talks about the joy you get from seeing the world on a motorcycle (or bicycle) over being in a tank like car where you don't fully experience your environment. At its heart though, Pirsig used the concept of motorcycle maintenance as an examination of quality, value, and what brings people fulfillment. It takes a meandering path to get there which is probably why so many people don't finish it. The most memorable thing in the book for me was the topic of gumption and how it can so easily be destroyed. In my work in tech, gumption traps are everywhere.
Reading this book made me recognize them so that I could logically decide my next action rather than making an emotional decision.
I wish I was articulate enough to properly detail how really interesting the book is even for someone who has absolutely zero interest in maintaining a combustion engine
It wasn't opened in MX until their expo but working here now. I think the EU countries just scare google because they keep getting sued for violating their data protection laws
I finally tried it yesterday after using chatgpt for the last few months for help with languages (human and otherwise).
Prompt: can you test me to determine what my spanish level is?
It gave a very convincing response to the kinds of things it would ask (I can't figure out how to get the exact results back in the history like you can with chatgpt). At the end, it said to hit enter on the prompt to get started. I didn't know what it meant so I told it to proceed with the test. The next answer was basically "I'm still learning languages and I can't do that yet".
Today I tried the same prompt again with the hope I could get the exact output for this reply. This time is asked me 5 questions with both the spanish and english translations and told me once I answered the questions it could tell me my level. I'm not even going to go into how WTF that is.
Bard seems to be a LONG WAY from being ready for prime time.
As for bing, I only tried it once and didn't get the results I needed. Is it legit using chatgpt so i should get the same results in both? I guess I need to experiment more with it.
bard's answer today:
Sure, I can help you test your Spanish level. Here are a few questions to get you started:
¿Cómo te llamas? (What is your name?)
¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?)
¿Cuánto tiempo llevas estudiando español? (How long have you been studying Spanish?)
¿Qué es lo que más te gusta de estudiar español? (What do you like most about studying Spanish?)
¿Qué es lo que más te ha costado aprender de español? (What has been the hardest thing for you to learn in Spanish?)
Once you have answered these questions, I can give you a more accurate assessment of your Spanish level.
I use chatall (find it on github) which searches all the freely available AIs and delivers answers from all of them. That's been a great way to check the pulse on accuracy