Robert Rothenberg
I was born on the Moon but kidnapped by astronauts and raised in the suburbs of Grumman. Eventually I drifted along the Gulf Stream to Northern Europe.
#FOSS #Perl sometimes #infosec #logic #types #cryptography. Non-FOSS at https://ohai.social/@rrwo
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Posts and boosts are things that I find interesting at the moment, and not the opinions of my employer, my dog or the spider plant on my desk. I might even change my mind.
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> For example, nuclear energy is a neutral thing on its own, when used to generate power it’s (arguably) a net positive…
It’s more complicated than that.
Mining uranium has side effects, usually for poorer communities.
The fuel has to handled safety, as well a the waste which to be safely stored for 1000s of years.
Nuclear plants have to be designed and built well.
The most benign democracies have made made a mess of those issues.
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@souperk @pelespirit
> The same goes for algorithms, when they are used to save lives at hospitals it’s a net positive
Again, more complicated.
Are the algorithms mathematically sound, or just AI/machine learning magic fairy dust?
Do the algorithms have implicit biases against poor people, or those with darker skin or who live in certain postcodes?
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