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Failed at physics, now work in software. But my interests are philosophy of consciousness, cogsci, and epistemology. Also QM, General Relativity, and some Theology.
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If a Large Language Model (LLM) - a workhorse of AI - sees something repeated a lot, it considers it truth. It cannot tell the difference between a novel and a work of non-fiction. The politicians are out of their minds swallowing the hype of the tech companies and letting this technology run riot

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bigthink.com/starts-with-...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

"...[LLMs] are unconcerned with truth because they have no concept of it..." Excellent essay of the state of Generative AI and its dangers

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Your frequent reminder a human brain is superior to AI and can be powered by a cheeseburger.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Yes, he is usually right. Disturbingly prescient lately, too.

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submitted 41 days ago • 31 comments

First act of Glengarry Glen Ross just ended after 30 minutes. Thought the norm for plays was longer first act, shorter second? Odenkirk is excellent. Culkin, not so much. McKean good, although he doesn’t have many lines so far.

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Easter truce between dog and cat this past weekend

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A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time: Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves. Q: Why are you running away? Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels. Q: But you’re foxes! Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.

submitted 80 days ago • 112 comments

“Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all.” Heinrich Heine. I think he was talking about Trump.

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment