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James R Kirk

@ Kirk @startrek.website

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  • Richard Stallman Was Asked: Is Software Piracy Wrong?

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  • No a pro-piracy argument, but most artists get fractions of a penny from the sales of media anyway. Only the biggest stars are paid a fair share of the profits. I always try to find a way to support directly or use a platform (bandcamp, steam) that adds some value and gives a majority to the creator.

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

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  • I'm curious why you used said "LLM" in your reply? If you feel highlighting a distinction isn't important why not just say "AI" again?

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

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  • "Electronic regurgitators"

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

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  • "Nazis" are actually a great example of my point, you just didn't realize it!

    When we say “Fuck National Socialism” are we inadvertently helping the “Socialist” companies by referring to their products as “Socialism”?

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

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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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  • Well said! Echos my feelings exactly.

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

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  • Historically the "artificial" part of "AI" implied the intelligence was real, but "constructed" or "not naturally evolved".

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

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  • He's a good barometer to check in with and guage how far we've strayed from a lot of the idealism of the 1980s. Someone has to keep the flame alive.

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

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  • nothing important ever happens here

    Unrelated but here is list of things I find to be some of the most important activities I can think of:

    learn

    be exposed to new ideas

    socialize

    obtain skills

    be informed

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

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  • Hah, I love this. Stealing it.

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

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  • I like slop constructors lol

  • 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.