Why “Humans” is being discussed
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The skill to win elections and the skill to govern are not the same. And humans have biases against change. Term limits guarantee the downside is limited and they are healthy fo…
by stickfigure · Oct 26, 2026
Are humans still involved in summarizing? Why is "What you need to know" missing the vote count even though the title is about votes?
by eviks · Oct 26, 2026
I hear you. Would you prefer a human read video tutorial, or a turnkey example to try? Re: the distinction from Nygard's ADRs: First using them already systematically is a good…
by lumbroso · Oct 26, 2026
That's based on the idea that humans can learn and adapt and solve problems, and that's not what companies want to think about when they're seeking a profitable transaction such…
by Buttons840 · Oct 26, 2026
We are having this conversation, where do we keep humans in the loop. I've built a custom PR review bot that makes comments. CTO has some changes that would let subsequent bit r…
by verdverm · Oct 26, 2026
How much of this is AI automating? That drawing of the car design, the storyboarding... isn't generative AI aiming to do away with most of it? I've been seeing some of the lengt…
by proc0 · Oct 26, 2026
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Humans are the most abundant and widespread species of primates, characterized by bipedalism, minimal body hair, and large, complex brains enabling the development of advanced technology, culture, and language. Humans are highly social beings and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states. Social interactions between humans have established a wide variety of values, social norms, and rituals, which bolster human society. Curiosity and the human desire to understand and influence the environment have motivated humanity's development of art, science, philosophy, religion, mythology, and other fields of knowledge. Read more on Wikipedia