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FactChecker replied to the thread A Crisis for Newly Minted CompSci Majors -- entry level jobs gone.1) If you want to get a job done efficiently with computers, the first question is: "What is the job?". It is not which computer... -
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No need for AI: you only need to read the EULA to know that (for common cases) nobody, ever was actually responsible. -
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Note, there are other ways to define intrinsic curvature constants. For example, consider the area of a small circle on the surface of a... -
FactChecker replied to the thread I How Is Intrinsic Curvature Measured in Higher Dimensions Like 4D Spacetime?.For one thing, if the sum of the angles of a triangle are not 180 deg., then there is curvature. -
FactChecker replied to the thread Is this public key encryption?.Yes, in this case. This case has a very short message where it is hard to know when a decrypted result is a valid phone number. (But... -
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Yes but not all aspects of ownership, marketing, sales, distribution, revenue and legality. Software is a product of a company... -
FactChecker replied to the thread Is this public key encryption?.The main difference is that your example uses a symmetric key, "your birthday MM/DD/YYY", known by both parties, to both encrypt and... -
FactChecker replied to the thread Is this public key encryption?.That certainly is one application. It uses the public/private keys to allow a person in the public who receives a message that you send... -
FactChecker replied to the thread Is this public key encryption?.My (non-expert) two cents: Suppose I broadcast a "public key": aieo19gkeu, and say that anyone can use it to encrypt and send me a... -
FactChecker replied to the thread Who is responsible for the software when AI takes over programming?.The only exception I can think of is if AI tools are provided by a company that makes some guarantees of the results. Then they would... -
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The same people who were responsible before the AI "took over". If someone does their home work with AI assistance, it is still their...