Have we discussed this latest episode of "LLM are bullshit machines, not AI"? https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/air-canada-must-honor-refund-policy-invented-by-airlines-chatbot/ (View Post)

If you do it the airline pricing way you don't have to predict which times of day, or week, will be more popular - the actual demands will work that out for you. And that way you don't get … (View Post)

It encourages more price-sensitive and less time-sensitive travellers to travel at quieter times, spreading demand across the day. This isn't complicated. (View Post)

I think that arguing the British Empire was a win-win situation for Britain and India is a hard sell. It certainly could have been a lot worse, and it didn't leave India a completely trashed was… (View Post)

The UK has several formal defence arrangements that are independent of NATO already. We recently signed another one with Ukraine. How would one with Europe threaten NATO? It would strengthen NATO. (View Post)