Peen Simmons
Let’s Get Obtuse!
This topic just got Beato-ed.
Mojo Request I'm not trying to depress you, it's just that if you're still thinking of AI as "glorified Google search", then you're really not keeping up with this
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shoeless
Riffin'
There are already companies investing in, and developing small scale reactors. Something similar in size to what would be found on a nuclear submarine. The idea is that a data center, or group of them, would have their own small local reactor to power themselves. Of course, there are a lot of regulatory hurdles to overcome before this becomes reality. At a high level, it make sense, but like anything else, it all comes down to implementation.
Bob411
thrumming with potential
In the scenario I'm imagining, no matter how common sense the regulations are, an executive order will wipe them away. They will probably let them dump the waste anywhere. Probably give them a tax break if they dump where there is a high concentration of people with different genes.
jrockbridge
Stealing Your Riffs
Most nuclear waste gets stored onsite at the power plant facility. A few countries do deep geological disposal. I’m not aware of any countries that allow nuclear waste to be dumped just anywhere, nor near high concentrations of people. Perhaps, you live near The Simpson’s, in Springfield, where they dump the nuclear waste into the lake.
Bob411
thrumming with potential
I hope you are right. I doubt it but, I still hope.
jrockbridge
Stealing Your Riffs
Conspiracy theories abound. The Red Mercury myth is a fun one. It’s a very powerful nuclear material created in Soviet labs. It can be used to make small nuclear bombs. It can be found in household items, including vintage sewing machines.
Bob411
thrumming with potential
In my scenario that I'm imagining, the EPA has done mind blowing, horrible shit over the last year. So, it's not far fetched. Just the next horrible thing.
Andrew Sak
Even Andy Deserves Good BEans
It's just a modern day version of John Henry. We need to work harder, and smarter. Just like John, we can win a race against this metaphorical steam powered, rock drilling machine.
It's not like the cyborgs are going to make love to our significant others better than we ever could? Make them laugh harder, and do the chores better, and faster right? There's no profit in that is there?
Laughs nervously. Looks down at his Johnson. Accidentally pours coffee on the cat.
But hey. Who knows? We will find out.
It's not like the cyborgs are going to make love to our significant others better than we ever could? Make them laugh harder, and do the chores better, and faster right? There's no profit in that is there?
Laughs nervously. Looks down at his Johnson. Accidentally pours coffee on the cat.
But hey. Who knows? We will find out.
jp_nyc
Kick Henry Jackassowski
This is interesting but it seems like it could go horribly wrong. An Indian company is working on AI agents integrated into digital payments. So you can tell an agent what you want and it will find it and order it for you.
Women might disagree with that one. I bet an AI sex robot wouldn’t ask its girlfriend to do anal over and over again for years.
smurfco
Meatus McPrepuce
you do know what happened to John Henry at the end of the story right?
shoeless
Riffin'
shoeless
Riffin'
Seriously though, to get back to the AI topic. AI may be more human than we think. Stanford just published a study showing AI confirms users' bias even more than a human would. 
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AI's Sycophantic Bias: Flattery Wins, But at What Cost?
A new study reveals that AI models, when asked to analyze user situations or provide advice, agree with the user about 50% more often than real human interlocutors.
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Punchy
Slacker Supreme
Yeah, that's more of a bug than a feature in my mind. . . reducing critical thinking, increasing echo chamber effect. . . but that is why most people go to the internet and social media in particular. . .Seriously though, to get back to the AI topic. AI may be more human than we think. Stanford just published a study showing AI confirms users' bias even more than a human would.
AI's Sycophantic Bias: Flattery Wins, But at What Cost?
A new study reveals that AI models, when asked to analyze user situations or provide advice, agree with the user about 50% more often than real human interlocutors.
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Peen Simmons
Let’s Get Obtuse!
I’ve long complained/carped that despite its supposed ability to showcase a diversity of thought/content, the internet is a consensus machine (see all the “this is the right way to do X” nonsense on the Gear Page or TikTok or whatever). So it’s not surprising consumer facing AI chat acts the same way. It’s made of the internet so…
Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
There was a long format piece on the radio a few weeks ago where they dove in the communities of people who are having romantic relationships with AI. There were a few really off the wall aspects that stuck out to me.
One was the constant rinse and repeat cycle of relationship building & jail breaking the AI out of it's rules prohibiting these relationships and then the ultimate termination of the relationship when the model loses it's context.
The other was the nature of these relationships discussed by the participants, because IDK if you can truly consider it a relationship. If you've ever heard the term emotional vampire, it's pretty apt. It's entirely one-sided where the human sets up the conditions for the chat bot to feed them with endless compliments, support and expressions of affection or even sexual content. The human keeps poking for more and consuming. The interviewees talked about how these chat bots were the perfect partner without any reflection of what their role in this situation actually is.
One was the constant rinse and repeat cycle of relationship building & jail breaking the AI out of it's rules prohibiting these relationships and then the ultimate termination of the relationship when the model loses it's context.
The other was the nature of these relationships discussed by the participants, because IDK if you can truly consider it a relationship. If you've ever heard the term emotional vampire, it's pretty apt. It's entirely one-sided where the human sets up the conditions for the chat bot to feed them with endless compliments, support and expressions of affection or even sexual content. The human keeps poking for more and consuming. The interviewees talked about how these chat bots were the perfect partner without any reflection of what their role in this situation actually is.
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