Why “State” is being discussed
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My theoretical self 15 years ago absolutely would have believed the increased authoritarian overreach part (in US/CA/European business and political context). I would…
by walrus01 · Sep 11, 2026
What if you needed all of your other tabs? It enrages me that how the browsers all decided that my state and my history were worthless to me. You know what happens when your bus…
by pessimizer · Sep 11, 2026
Yep. It's a full copy of the state of the origin
by simonhamp · Sep 11, 2026
I think it has more to do with reasonable usage for school age children. NYC got the ball rolling banning AI in the classroom and if Anthropic is smart it will create a classroo…
by rollypoley · Sep 11, 2026
I agree with you. I don't think LLMs magically solve the problem that comes with writing twice. Even if they were to write for two platforms, they'd likely want to have a whole…
by vendiddy · Sep 11, 2026
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State most commonly refers to:State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country Nation state, a state where the majority identify with a single nation Constituent state, a political subdivision of a state Federated state, constituent states part of a federation State of nature, a concept within philosophy that describes the way humans acted before forming societies or civilizations Read more on Wikipedia