Somberero Galaxy

 

Inefficient Engineering Teams

https://www.forbes.com/sites/josipamajic/2024/11/27/the-great-tech-wake-up-call-vcs-discover-billions-in-inefficient-engineering-teams/

I certainly concur, Agile Teams were the worst offenders, specially when lead by managers who had no hands-on experience with software development or with shipping software.

AI, "Speaking Its Mind"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-ai-chatbot-threatening-message-human-please-die/

Google's Gemini AI chatbot and assistant In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die." www.cbsnews.com

 

 

7500 Light-years Away

 

Robo-dogs On Patrol at Mar-a-Lago

 

On patrol at Mar-a-Lago, robotic dogs have their moment Robotic dogs are helping law enforcement protect President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida residence. www.bbc.co.uk

Why Do Tech Companies Hire and Fire So Much?

This YouTube video explains it so well. The title is, “Why Do Tech Companies Hire and Fire So Much.”

Ten EV Facts

1.  On average, in a crash, EVs suffer 50% more damage than typical gas-powered cars.
2. New EV owners are three times more likely to be in a crash partly because drivers aren’t used to instant torque associated with EVs.
3. One-third of EV accidents involve cyclists and pedestrians, about 1.5 times more than ICE crashes.
4. 47% of EVs involved in high-speed accidents end up being totaled.
5. EVs, on average, are 35% heavier than their ICE counterparts. The added weight puts other road users at risk during an accident.
6. On average, the cost of EV insurance is 27% higher than that of an ICE vehicle.
7. The U.S. has one of the highest rates of motor-vehicle deaths (ICE + EV) in the developed world, with an estimated 46,270 fatalities in 2022. That's 15 911's each year.
8. As of January 2024, there were more than 3.14 million electric cars on the road in the U.S., representing roughly 1.2% of all cars in circulation.
9. Studies show that if you’re involved in a crash with a heavier vehicle, your chance of fatality increases by 47% with every 1,000 pounds of added weight.
10. Electric vehicles run through tires faster than ICE cars. Rivian R1Ts need new tires after as few as 6,000 miles. EV tires are special and cost over $1000 for one set of them.

More details below:

https://www.lookupaplate.com/blog/electric-car-accident-statistics/

Deadly AI Advice

The truth is out: Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be re-named Artificial Stupidity (AS), as if we needed more of that in this world... 

Regarding mushrooms, I like this comment at the bottom of the article: All mushrooms are edible, some only once.

The problem with such AI tools is that they crawl through the web, picking up snippets of information seemingly randomly here, there, everywhere. And of course without a clue as to what's what. Maybe the AI bot, in this case, found a website called, "How to poison your mother-in-law", and there was the recipe in question - with mushrooms!

https://gizmodo.com/ai-chatbot-joins-mushroom-hunters-group-immediately-encourages-them-to-cook-dangerous-mushroom-2000523863

News of India: Most Computer Science Graduates Can’t Code

https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-origins-evolution/most-indian-cs-graduates-cant-code/

It is noteworthy that using ChatGPT and the like cannot compensate for lack of analytical skills.

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