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James R Kirk

@ Kirk @startrek.website

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  • When we say "Fuck AI" are we inadvertently helping the "AI" companies by referring to their products as "AI"?

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  • It seems most people don't know what exactly is being protested now. And it seems to me that perpetuating a false narrative for the sake of convenience is helping those we claim to be against.

  • When we say "Fuck AI" are we inadvertently helping the "AI" companies by referring to their products as "AI"?

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  • "Language evolves and changes" describes evolving and changing language, not keeping it the same. Language evolves into more specific definitions, not less specific.

    For example: you might say "LLMs are one form of intelligence", I don't agree with that, but it makes logical sense. But claiming "LLMs are the same thing as intelligence" changes the definition of "intelligence" to a much broader umbrella. If you want to change that definition then you also need to invent a new word that means "non-LLM intelligence".

  • When we say "Fuck AI" are we inadvertently helping the "AI" companies by referring to their products as "AI"?

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  • But in your example the scientists didn't stick to the term "atoms". New terms were created ("Protons", "Neutrons" etc) to describe the new thing.

    They didn't abandon the term "atom", they kept it's definition and created new words for things that didn't meet that definition.

  • When we say "Fuck AI" are we inadvertently helping the "AI" companies by referring to their products as "AI"?

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  • I do the same and I agree, but that's why I do like "generators".

  • When we say "Fuck AI" are we inadvertently helping the "AI" companies by referring to their products as "AI"?

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  • I never liked the "just a word" defense. If any word can be made to mean anything else just because a government or corporation says so, what does that say for our shared reality?

  • When we say "Fuck AI" are we inadvertently helping the "AI" companies by referring to their products as "AI"?

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  • the meaning doesn’t really matter as long as everybody has the same agreement on what we’re talking about.

    But we don't agree. Tech companies are using the same term to describe ChatGPT and Data from Star Trek when they're not the same thing.

    One of those things can get fucked, the other is a sentient being who (as we all know) does the fucking. Not to mention data was an AI before OpenAI ever existed!

  • How do I become one with the botnet

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  • Back up an image the entire operating system HD when it's working well. If you ever get overwhelmed with bugs you can always go back to a functioning state.

    We all like checking out the latest features and updates but it's important to remember that it's not a race.

  • What is you guys opinion on DuckDuckGo AI?

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  • From ArsTechnica:

    According to DuckDuckGo, chats on the service are anonymized, with metadata and IP address removed to prevent tracing back to individuals. The company states that chats are not used for AI model training, citing its privacy policy and terms of use.

    “We have agreements in place with all model providers to ensure that any saved chats are completely deleted by the providers within 30 days,” says DuckDuckGo, “and that none of the chats made on our platform can be used to train or improve the models.”

    So there is some trust involved, but I'm inclined to believe DDG.

  • /r/BuyFromEU: "Let's settle the Reddit alternative discussion: Lemmy doesn't need to “beat Reddit”, it needs to feel effortless"

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  • I understand what you're saying, but what you want (conformity of UIs) is just not possible to enforce on a decentralized network.

  • /r/BuyFromEU: "Let's settle the Reddit alternative discussion: Lemmy doesn't need to “beat Reddit”, it needs to feel effortless"

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  • Yeah, it also doesn't address the Concerned™ poster.

  • ELI5: Why won't android just straight up run like Linux distros that almost run on any computers?

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  • The AI-Powered Web Is Eating Itself | NOEMA

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  • A good essay, but I find it ironic that the author used "finding a recipe" as an example of the old web working well when recipe blogs are frequently the top example cited when someone is talking about SEO slop in the pre-AI web.

  • /r/BuyFromEU: "Let's settle the Reddit alternative discussion: Lemmy doesn't need to “beat Reddit”, it needs to feel effortless"

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  • How delightfully European Union of them to debate debate debate in the face of a looming crisis.

    Yes Lemmy has a lot of improving to do, but I'm not seeing many other alternatives!

  • Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions | Jessie Gender

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  • /r/BuyFromEU: "Let's settle the Reddit alternative discussion: Lemmy doesn't need to “beat Reddit”, it needs to feel effortless"

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  • I disagree that having a variety of UIs is a bad thing. I wouldn't want every instance to look like dbzero! It also highlights that Lemmy is not a single platform, it's a federation of them. Heck even reddit has two UIs!

  • Lots of Lemmy shout-outs in the comments

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  • Yeah I agree, it's designed for discussion, not shitposts.

  • Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions | Jessie Gender

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  • Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions | Jessie Gender

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  • For the life of me, I'll never understand the mind of a viewer who gives a shit about aggregated rating scores like that.

  • Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions | Jessie Gender

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  • ok👍