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Codifying humanity: Why AI sucks at content moderation Systems that are designed to fail, tend to, uh, fail. The big idea Content moderation is hard. Humans don’t get along. Whether we’re talking about the wide-open worlds of Facebook and Twitter, tiny targeted communities such asknitting forums, or just about any site witha comments section, if you give humans a modicum of anonymity and a platform, they’re going to be shitty to each other....

Codifying humanity: Why AI sucks at content moderation Systems that are designed to fail, tend to, uh, fail. The big idea Content moderation is hard. Humans don’t get along. Whether we’re talking about the wide-open worlds of Facebook and Twitter, tiny targeted communities such asknitting forums, or just about any site witha comments section, if you give humans a modicum of anonymity and a platform, they’re going to be shitty to each other....

Codifying humanity: Why robots should fear death as much as we do Seasons don’t fear the Reaper, but maybe robots should The problem Machines have no impetus towards sentience. We may not know much about our own origin story – scientists and theists tend to bicker a bit on that point – but we can be certain of at least one thing: death. We’re forced to reckon with the fact that we may not live long enough to see our lingering questions answered....

Codifying humanity: Why robots should fear death as much as we do Seasons don’t fear the Reaper, but maybe robots should The problem Machines have no impetus towards sentience. We may not know much about our own origin story – scientists and theists tend to bicker a bit on that point – but we can be certain of at least one thing: death. We’re forced to reckon with the fact that we may not live long enough to see our lingering questions answered....

Coding bootcamps can level up your skills — and change your career trajectory Eye of the cyborg Coding bootcamps harness your experience — and your age Do you remember the story of how a 13-year-old Bill Gates learned to code on his own? According to legend, he snuck into a school in the middle of the night and used the school’s computer to become a coding expert. Unfortunately, you’re not Bill Gates — and you’re probably old enough to gather the necessary energy that it takes to wake up at 3 a....