Why “scrutinize” is being discussed
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>So an architect can't take pride in a house where they didn't put one brick on top of the other? Norman Foster "merely commissioned" the iconic HSBC building in Hong Kong? I ne…
by jplusequalt · Oct 6, 2026
So mentioning killing in passing is fine, but planning with the tool is not? How should LLM providers draw the line? I'd prefer if they didn't scrutinize any of my inputs to see…
by eptcyka · Oct 6, 2026
> Before LLMs, Big Tech had no way to scrutinize the bulk of what was going on within their services, so you could have a secret hate diary in Google Docs. They did and they do…
by surfingdino · Oct 6, 2026
Sure, you may lose out of the "faster" part if you have to pull from a remote cache (both inputs and outputs) instead of your local one. And maybe just blindly relying on the co…
by __MatrixMan__ · Oct 5, 2026
Was speaking more generally there; I don't think you need to know everything but I don't recommend being clueless. For the doctor example, if you are prescribed medicine, I thin…
by alnwlsn · Oct 5, 2026
Still helps get you to a more accurate answer to know which firms investments to scrutinize no?
by giancarlostoro · Oct 5, 2026
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Scrutiny is a careful examination or inquiry. In Roman times, the "scrutari" of cities and towns were those who laboriously searched for valuables amidst the waste and cast-offs of others. The modern English "scrutiny" is derived from this root, indicating a careful examination or inquiry. Read more on Wikipedia