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Hopefully this is the right place to ask, but I'm generally curious if my personal usage of AI does any harm to myself or not. To explain how I use it, I mostly use ChatGPT for things. This would include help with job searching, help with solving problems like on games or technology, and using it to brainstorm about ideas. Sometimes I like to just have conversations with the AI about random topics and ask it for their perspectives as if it were sentient/sapient. And from those, I can learn new information. I've heard that using AI can apparently cause a reduction in cognitive function in a person, but I don't know exactly how it happens or if it's just purely from using AI overall, or if it comes from how it's used. Hearing this has made me worried on whether or not the way I use AI would be harmful to myself and my own brain. I don't use AI for art or ask it to do things for me unless I'm trying to learn a new skill with its help, which should be okay right? What do y'all think of this? Edit: I forgot to mention that I also have used Polybuzz in recent months or last year talking to certain characters, I'd like to hear thoughts on this as well. submitted by /u/Kotal_total [link] [留言]

So I’ve been using Ai as an art tutor I give it my own art and I review it on how’d I’d look colored a certain way, and how best to detail and shade, as well as a sorta 2d model I can have rotated and view at different angles to get a feel for the shapes and such this is how Ai should be used to teach and improve not to outright replace, it’s like Siri submitted by /u/Intelligent-Fig-1755 [link] [留言]

I was just thinking about the difference between an LLMs capacity for theory of mind and a human's capacity for theory of mind, and I realize it gets at the heart of what differentiates an LLM from human, and that's the method of how we gather information. LLMs are based on objective data, e.g. text, numbers, pixels, etc. Whereas we as humans, use subjective information, e.g., feelings, sensations, experiences; as well as objective data. Within cognitive science, this would be described as affective empathy vs cognitive empathy. Or in other words, LLMs simply possess a cognitive theory of mind, whereas we have both a cognitive *and* affective theory of mind. The problem I have with figures like Hinton, who claim that AI is already conscious, is that his whole framework is based on the idea that consciousness (subjective experience) is just an artifact of computation (an illusion), and therefore there is no recognition of subjective measure - that reality is only defined by what we can measure objectively (with fixed metrics). I think what this fails to recognize is that in pursuit of reproducible results, which requires fixed metrics, we've thrown out a whole set of other measurements, which is subjective (variable). submitted by /u/flasticpeet [link] [留言]

If you’ve ever spent hours debugging slow EC2 workloads or getting sticker shock from unexpected EBS IOPS charges, you’ve probably wondered if there’s a better storage option for temporary, high-performance data. AWS EC2 Instance Storage (also called Instance Store) is one of the most underutilized but powerful tools in the EC2 ecosystem—if you know how to use it correctly. This guide breaks down everything you need to know: core concepts, performance optimizations, use cases, limitations, and how it stacks up against EBS. By the end, you’ll be able to cut storage costs, boost workload performance, and avoid costly data loss mistakes. Table of Contents What Exactly Is AWS EC2 Instance Storage? Core Concepts of EC2 Instance Store Key Features That Make Instance Store Stand Out Which EC2 Instance Types Support Instance Store? Deep Dive: NVMe SSD Instance Store Volumes SSD Instance Store Performance Best Practices EC2 Instance Store vs EBS: Head-to-Head Comparison Top Real-World Use Cases for EC2 Instance Store Critical Limitations to Avoid Costly Mistakes Production-Grade Best Practices for Instance Store Root Volume Options: EBS-Backed vs Instance Store-Backed Instances EC2 Instance Store Pricing: No Hidden Costs Conclusion References What Exactly Is AWS EC2 Instance Storage? EC2 Instance Store is temporary block-level storage that is physically attached to the host server running your EC2 instance. Unlike standalone storage services like EBS, EFS, or S3, it is part of the EC2 service itself, with no network overhead between your instance and the storage disks. Its defining trait is its ephemeral nature: data stored on Instance Store only persists for the lifetime of the associated instance. If you stop, hibernate, or terminate your instance, all data on Instance Store volumes is permanently deleted. Core Concepts of EC2 Instance Store Before you start using Instance Store, make sure you understand these foundational rules: Device naming : Instance Store volumes are

If you run Aviatrix on Azure, there is a slow-moving infrastructure change happening underneath your gateways right now that is worth paying attention to. Microsoft started rolling out a new generation of network hardware on May 26, 2026, called MANA (Microsoft Azure Network Adapter). For most Azure workloads, the change is invisible. For network virtual appliances (NVAs) like Aviatrix gateways, it is not, and Aviatrix has issued a field notice ( FN-2026-AZ-001 ) telling customers to take action. What is MANA and Why is Microsoft Rolling it Out? For roughly a decade, Azure VMs with Accelerated Networking enabled have used Mellanox-based NICs exposed to the guest as mlx4/5 SR-IOV adapters . SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) lets the VM talk to the network card hardware directly, bypassing the hypervisor's virtual switch. This is what gives Accelerated Networking its low-latency, high-throughput characteristics. Microsoft has been quietly building its own in-house networking silicon. MANA is the result: a Microsoft-designed network adapter that replaces the Mellanox hardware Azure has been using on the host side. From an Azure customer's perspective, MANA preserves Accelerated Networking semantics, but the device the guest OS sees is different. The driver is different. The interface name is different. And that is where Aviatrix gateways run into trouble. Why Aviatrix Gateways Are Affected Aviatrix gateways are not generic VMs. They run a custom data plane that binds tightly to the underlying NIC for performance reasons. Specifically, the gateway image expects the Mellanox driver to be present and operational. On MANA hardware, that driver is no longer in play, and the gateway image does not yet include a MANA-aware driver. Per the field notice, the symptom is intermittent performance degradation rather than an outright outage. That makes it harder to detect: throughput drops, latency spikes, or session resets that look like noise can be the early signs of a gate

If someone asked one of the know AI chats for feedback on body, would it be honest or be supportive only submitted by /u/thowing_away48494578 [link] [留言]

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Been experimenting with AI-generated UGC. This whole clip — the face, the voice, the walk — is generated (I used omnigems.ai). No camera, no actor. What surprised me is the "tells" are mostly gone now if you keep the lighting candid (no studio polish), add real skin texture, and let there be natural micro-motion. Studio-perfect is what reads as fake; messy/handheld reads as real. Posting because I'm curious where this community draws the line: is AI UGC fair game for ads, or does \ undisclosed** AI cross into sketchy territory? Happy to share the exact workflow if it's useful to anyone. submitted by /u/New_Measurement_6962 [link] [留言]

I've been spending a lot of time experimenting with AI filmmaking tools lately, and I've noticed something that feels a bit odd. Most AI video tools seem to be built around generating clips: Text → Video Image → Video Start Frame → End Frame But when I think about how films are actually made, the process usually starts with: Screenplay → Characters → Locations → Storyboard → Shots → Film It feels like there's a gap between how filmmakers think about projects and how AI video tools are currently designed. For example, while working on my ai video, I don't really think in terms of generating isolated clips. I'm thinking about scenes, character continuity, locations, visual references, storyboards, and how everything fits together. Maybe I'm wrong, but it sometimes feels like AI tools are optimizing for clip generation while filmmakers are optimizing for story development and visual planning. Do others here feel the same way? How are you currently bridging the gap between screenplay and AI-generated video? submitted by /u/data-gig [link] [留言]

In Part 1 we installed Presidio and ran a basic detection on clean sample text. Real data is messier. Emails have signatures with phone numbers buried in HTML. Support tickets mix PII with technical jargon. Chat logs have informal name references that NER models struggle with. And sometimes the PII isn't in text at all. It's in screenshots and scanned documents. This part covers how Presidio's detection engine actually works under the hood, how to process different text types you'll encounter in production, and how to handle structured data and images. How the Analyzer Engine Works Presidio doesn't rely on a single detection method. It layers three approaches and combines their results. Named Entity Recognition (NER) The NER model (spaCy by default) processes the text and identifies entities based on the language model's training. It's good at catching names, locations, and organizations even when they don't follow a fixed pattern. "John Smith" is easy. "Dr. J. Martinez-Garcia" is harder but the NER model handles it because it understands context and word patterns. The tradeoff is that NER is probabilistic. It can miss unusual names or flag common words as entities. That's why Presidio doesn't stop here. Pattern Matching (Regex) For entities with predictable formats, Presidio uses regex recognizers. Credit card numbers, SSNs, email addresses, IP addresses, phone numbers all have known patterns. A Luhn-validated 16-digit number is almost certainly a credit card. A string matching \d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4} in the right context is probably an SSN. Pattern-based detections typically get higher confidence scores than NER detections because the pattern itself is strong evidence. Context Scoring Here's where it gets interesting. Presidio looks at the words surrounding a potential match to boost or lower confidence. If the text says "my SSN is 123-45-6789," the phrase "my SSN is" provides strong context that the number is actually a social security number and not some random ID. Th

I too have a different personality when you're paying for me submitted by /u/Complete-Sea6655 [link] [留言]

For enterprise AI/security teams, what would make AI SPM useful rather than just another category label? Is the important part AI asset inventory data access mapping, agent permissions, prompt/data monitoring, policy enforcement or something else? submitted by /u/Efficient_Western609 [link] [留言]

it turns into some unfinished project lying in some GitHub private repo lol submitted by /u/Complete-Sea6655 [link] [留言]

If you ask it to create a recipe, you can click plus and minus buttons to change the amount of portions. You can connect it to other apps like canva. It hallucinates WAY less, and it explains ilvery clearly. submitted by /u/OkComputer_13 [link] [留言]

I have been experimenting with LLMs to see how well they navigate highly cross-referenced texts like the Bible. Standard models often hallucinate verses or lose historical context. To try and fix this, I built a free app called Biblians (no ads, no paywalls). I built it specifically for people who have questions they might hesitate to ask in person, or who simply want a 1-click way to explain a verse. While testing it, I discovered a fascinating denominational bias that is still lingering and changes depending entirely on the language you use: In English: It is Protestant-leaning. It praises Luther, saying things like, "Martin Luther sought to return the Church to the truth of God's Word." In Spanish, French, or Portuguese: It is Catholic-leaning. It condemns Luther's actions, stating: "...trajo confusión..." (...brought confusion...). Has anyone else noticed how drastically the training data changes the core bias based on the language prompted? I would love for this community to test the app, look for other linguistic biases, or just try to break the AI's logic. You can experiment with it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.biblians.app Let me know what weird outputs you get! submitted by /u/Snorlax_lax [link] [留言]

OK.. so I've had this reasonable PC sitting under my desk for ages.. NOT working because of some reason or other. But it was my baby as is housed in a lovely Soprano DX silver brushed case. SO, I swapped out the old HDD for a couple of SSDs (a couple of mirrored OS disks and a large 2TB storage disk) I swapped out the Nvidia 780ti graphics card for a couple of OG Nvidia 1080ti's. I pulled the whole thing to bits.. repasted the northbridge chip, southbridge chip and central CPU. Upgraded the fans to push pull the CPU heatsink. Wrapped ALL cables in mesh and it's so lovely now. Installed Windows 10 Pro. Installed the Nvidia App. Installed CrystalDiskInfo and all is sweet 😄 EXCEPT... I'd like to use this old bangin box for an HG AI server... now I have read that ALL LLMs need this thing called AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions) I didn't even know that was a THING! So even though I have 22Gb worth of GPU sitting there that I was going to point everything to, because I have a lame ass QX6700 CPU sitting on a kickass D975XBX2 (BadAxe2) main board I CAN NOT fulfill my wish for this OG box to be a headless source of awesomeness sitting in it's home under my desk supplying me with a home grown AI. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?!?!?! Surely after all this time of parts getting munched by AI farms a plenty people have been using what's around to do what they will... Does anyone know of anything I can do apart from just look at it running at 25 degrees aircooled humming along so lovely... it NEEDS purpose!!! 😄 Cheers and thanks all NB submitted by /u/Independent-Sound196 [link] [留言]

10 year senior dev, vibe coded this in 4 weeks and counting. Something like this would have taken me a year+ before and ive always been a 10x dev. I built this along side my day job (gov contractor dev). Feel free to check it out! https://imgur.com/a/F6OINKR⁠ Game Title: Roguelite MMO Playable Link: https://roguelite-mmo.com/⁠ Platform: PC / Web Description: Roguelite MMO is a browser-based RPG/MMO project built around dungeon runs, exploration, gear progression, PvP, quests, loot, and character building. The game is still in beta and active development, with the latest update adding new side activities and progression options. Latest update: The new Casino is now live, giving players more ways to spend gold, take risks, and chase rewards between dungeon runs and exploration. Horse racing and horse taming have also been added. Players can race horses, bet on races, and work toward collecting better horses over time. Fishing is now available too, adding a more relaxed activity with its own rewards while exploring the world. The core loop is still being refined, but the current focus is making sure players understand what they earned, where important items come from, what to do next, and whether the early gameplay loop feels worth continuing after the first few minutes. Free to play submitted by /u/HeadHunterX223 [link] [留言]

I had a work version of GPT do a very simple spreadsheet summary task for me yesterday. It took it 5 minutes to do it. I could probably have done it myself in 30 or so minutes. The heavily subsidised token cost of that task? 10 dollars. That's with a 10x subsidy. The actual compute cost was about 100 dollars. There's something seriously wrong there. It's going to crash and crash HARD. if people think i'm lying or are just interested. The spreadsheet had 45 sheets. Each sheet had roughly 500 x 50 populated cells. Formatting was not exactly standard across all sheets. The prompt was something like "there is labelled column in each sheet, give me a simple list of all the items from all the sheets in that column and ignore duplicates." We can chose which model to use. The model I chose was one of the newer ones, I honestly can't remember which one, possibly GPT 5.5. It took 5 minutes or more to so and the stated cost for the task was 10 dollars, possibly even more. I can't recall the token amount. submitted by /u/Complete-Sea6655 [link] [留言]

Multi-Model AI API Routing: Cut Costs Without Sacrificing Quality Problem: You're building an AI-powered app, but relying on a single model (like GPT-4) for every request is burning through your budget. Simple tasks like summarization or classification don't need a heavyweight model, yet you're paying premium prices for them. Solution: Route requests intelligently to the cheapest model that can handle each task. This is multi-model AI API routing, and it can cut your costs by 60-80% while maintaining output quality. Prerequisites Python 3.8+ API keys for at least 2 AI providers (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, or NovaAPI) Basic understanding of async/await in Python Step 1: Define Your Routing Strategy First, create a routing configuration that maps task complexity to model tiers: # router_config.py ROUTING_CONFIG = { " simple " : { " models " : [ " nova-1-fast " , " gpt-3.5-turbo " ], " cost_per_token " : 0.0001 , " max_tokens " : 500 , " tasks " : [ " summarization " , " classification " , " entity_extraction " ] }, " medium " : { " models " : [ " nova-1-medium " , " gpt-4-mini " ], " cost_per_token " : 0.0005 , " max_tokens " : 2000 , " tasks " : [ " code_generation " , " translation " , " sentiment_analysis " ] }, " complex " : { " models " : [ " nova-1-pro " , " gpt-4 " ], " cost_per_token " : 0.002 , " max_tokens " : 4000 , " tasks " : [ " reasoning " , " creative_writing " , " complex_qa " ] } } Step 2: Build the Router Now implement the core routing logic with fallback capabilities: # ai_router.py import asyncio from typing import Dict , List , Optional import time class AIRouter : def __init__ ( self , config : Dict , api_keys : Dict [ str , str ]): self . config = config self . api_keys = api_keys self . metrics = { " cost " : 0 , " requests " : 0 , " failures " : 0 } async def route_request ( self , task : str , prompt : str ) -> str : """ Route request to appropriate model based on task complexity. """ tier = self . _classify_task ( task ) models = self . confi

so i kept using chatgpt to ask questions about my pdfs and notes, and half the time i couldn't tell if it actually read the doc or just made something up that sounded right. that bugged me enough to build my own thing over the last few weeks. you upload a pdf (or word, csv, image, or just paste a link), ask whatever you want, and it answers using only what's in your file - and it shows the exact page it pulled the answer from, so you can check. if the answer isn't in the doc, it just tells you instead of guessing. stuff i actually end up using: flip on web search when i want it to look something up online instead one click to turn a doc into a summary / key points / flashcards (this is clutch for studying) resume review + cover letter help you can talk to it and it reads the answer back it's completely free, i'm not selling anything. honestly just want people to break it and tell me what's missing. link: https://athena-wisdom.vercel.app (there's a short guide on the site too if you get stuck) solo project so be gentle lol - but real feedback is what i'm after, especially what you'd want it to do next. submitted by /u/Independent_Diver352 [link] [留言]