ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
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Joined Nov 2022
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The term “woke” really has triggered the right wing, hasn’t it? The idea of being awake and aware seems to really fucking scare them for some reason.
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Guilt trip incoming....
...I know social media sux and it's hard to get the word out. And covid is still a thing. But if authors come to your town and you don't come see us, we won't come to your town as often. :(
Also, *because* social media sux, please spread the word!
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Content farms have basically eaten the first two to three pages of a typical Google search.
This morning I was trying to find information about the relative safety of different space heater designs, and 95% of the results were long, rambly bullshit posts written by Jim Smith the Extremely Real Engineer Man for AllAboutSpaceHeaters.com and filled with Amazon affiliate links.
Wow, AI is going great. I can't wait to see how this amazing technology will help humanity next.
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This might be an unpopular opinion here but it cuts close to me living the way I do and seeing how helpless so many people are when they don't have electricity or energy for even a short time.
The vast majority of humans don't need their lives run by machines that are programmed by a tiny number of humans that know how to do it. I don't think A.I. will kill us (at least not on it's own) but I don't believe that in general, A.I. is good for human development, knowledge, education and skills. What else will we lose when we depend on machines? Look at how many skills humans have lost even now with the tech we have: memory and memorization; reading maps and following directions; handwriting, both printing and cursive; using books for research; patience and stillness; all the personal everyday life skills... the list goes on and on. I shudder to think how dumbed down humanity will get if we allow machines to do everything that the tech world can think up.
And not only that, how do we know the intention and ethics, or proficiency of the programmers? Some are scared to death of a vaccine but will put all of their trust in some stranger that doesn't even need to prove their education to program something that can be life or death for them. (stares at tesla)
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For an extra $200 Apple's new headset will taze you every time you blink.
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It's funny how many people say "but it was adopted faster than any technology in history" as an argument that the tech in question will change the world. Techs that augur a revolution were, in general, adopted exceedingly slowly
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Our collectivemate Glenda is now a co-owner! We're so glad that Glenda is a radical bookstore kind of guy, with her grounding presence at meetings, impeccable emojis in the groupchat, and unwavering commitment to disability justice. She's a star! ❤️🖤
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You successfully hit the Kobold with your Melee Attack for 6 damage.
The Kobold fell, ending the battle.
+1🪙 +25✨
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In the distance you see a 🐉 Pseudodragon
❤️ 4-10 ☁️ ❕1/4 ✨ 50
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#OpenAI might be the tech-bros darling, and the current unicorn but if you’re using #AI to help you write #fiction, you’d be much better off checking out Novel AI.
It’s no ChatGPT. Oh no. It’s so much more.
Note that NovelAI is running on open source artificial intelligence software, which means that a) you’re not supporting Elon Musk or Microsoft and b) you’re helping build a viable alternative to ‘OpenAI’ (which is a single point of failure, and anything but open). Probably this isn’t important to you, but it ensures access to this AI by future generations, and helpes reduce the haves and the have-nots.
It also gives us the option of, as humans, detecting and fixing bias in the AI models; unlike ‘OpenAI’ setup, where it has already been shown to encode gender and race biases. (Not that NovelAI’s AI doesn’t also have some bias, but it can be fixed more readily by the community.) OpenAI is closed system that can’t be modified or tinkered with by anyone but the company.
And it’s pretty cool, too.
#bard was also impressed :D
"I think that "The Girl and the Skulls" is a great example of a story that is open to interpretation. The author has created a rich and complex world, and the characters are well-developed and believable. The story is also full of symbolism and foreshadowing, which can be interpreted in many different ways. This makes the story a great choice for discussion and debate, and it is sure to stay with the reader long after they have finished reading it."
Yay, me! :)
I wonder if this will be a problem for editors (or if it already is):
"This sex scene is really unnecessary, or at least needs to be shorter."
"Hey, whaddya mean, Bard and #chatgpt both said it was great and really added to the story?!?"
Heh, an interesting error from #ChatGPT 4.0; we were doing some literary analysis (BSing heh heh), and it said inter alia "In Christianity, Jesus Christ is often referred to as the Heavenly Father or the Son of God.".
Not a Christian, but I'm pretty sure that Jesus Christ is very specifically never referred to as "the Heavenly Father", that being a different guy / aspect, right?
Odd error for the thing to make.
"echoes an eerie, unsettling atmosphere" is a bit of a mixed metaphor there, too, big guy! :P
Interestingly, the entire text of "The Girl and the Skulls" fit into #ChatGPT 3.5 just fine, but 4.0 said it was too long! I wonder what that means.
They were, as seems to be their habit, quite complimentary. Thus GPT 4.0:
"The narrative is beautifully layered with vivid descriptions, creating a fascinating world of the supernatural that echoes an eerie, unsettling atmosphere. However, the story remains open to interpretation and could be analyzed in numerous ways, inviting readers to delve deeper into its rich and intriguing symbolism."
Well, thank you! :)
Dang, I should ask it what "The Girl and the Skulls" means. Given that I don't really know myself.
I wonder if it fits into the input window...
Ah, there is this, though: the fact that the LLM was able to talk about the story and its themes and things and be "correct" (i.e. get what I was trying or intending or expecting to convey), says that at least the story is not entirely incomprehensible!
So that's nice. :)
I will note also (but not weblog about, at least not yet) that I had a discussion with #chatgpt 4.0 about the story, and it was quite encouraging as to its quality and need for (very little) copy-editing.
It did not, unsurprisingly, suggest anything much about the story that I didn't already know. :)
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.
Joined Nov 2022
