You state that AI is not racist. But AI is trained by humans just as human children are trained (schooled) by humans, and just like human children it is likely to learn racism from that training.
I asked Claude about that report. It denied the possibility that such a thing could happen quite vociferously, and then complimented me on my insightfulness for being skeptical. So anyway, that’s that. Unrelated, anybody know the best way to turn your house into a Farraday cage?
You'd probably have to go with solid copper or aluminum sheathing for the best most wavelength shielding (at some astronomical cost) and you, of course, would not be able to get a non-wired wi-fi or cellular signal. You near a recommissioned nuclear power plant?
First house I bought actually had a roof made of aluminum panels. In satellite photos (this was before Google Earth) it showed up as this bright reflective spot from the sun. Unfortunately it hadn’t been nailed down quite right, so after a few decades there were starting to be leaks from the nail holes. Had to replace the whole damn thing.
Machine learning has great potential for the hard sciences, but the money that the tech bros could make from that is limited. What they’re concentrating on is labor saving appliances, which come in two forms. The first is for replacing people with bots in the workforce. The second is for replacing people’s need to think for themselves. Neither represents a future that I want to live in.
We already live in a “post-truth” world, where repetition alone is enough for many to believe something to be true, even when it has pretty conclusively proven not to be. Now AI will be spewing out garbage as well (case in point, the supplement with the bogus “books to read this summer” article). Who the heck is going to take the time to check the veracity of everything we see and hear? I’m sure glad I’m old.
I'd get rid of the training beard and stick with the Twain-like 'stache unless you're planning to enter the Hasidic rabbinate, then you'll have to do better. Maybe get some beard extensions.
There's one thing you said that I can (unfortunately) refute. AI may not have thumbs (yet), but it might someday by taking over robots. Even worse is if it can take over really scary things. Like nuclear power plants... 😨
During pandemic, I grew a nice beard--the best one I've ever had. But I had to go to a work meeting and knew that I couldn't go looking like a derelict, which is what I look like after about 6 weeks without a shave or haircut. So I started shaving, decided to keep the mustache. I walked outside and my neighbors tee heed a little, my wife turned around and said, go back inside and finish. You look like Luigi from Mario Bros. I've never had one since, but that one was fun.
You begin to resemble Mandy Pantinkin. “My name is Gene-igo Weingarten-a. You killed my WaPo. Prepare to die.”
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I came to say the same thing.
Me too
You state that AI is not racist. But AI is trained by humans just as human children are trained (schooled) by humans, and just like human children it is likely to learn racism from that training.
I find your post disturbing in the extreme. Let me see if I have the information you have just provided correct.
Information A) I create images for a living
Information B) AI creates images for a living
Information C) AI’s suspicion that I possess vastly superior artistic talents will drive it into a fit of circuit board frying jealousy
Information D) AI will have me killed by a longbow at Agincourt, dismembered and the pieces sent to an Egyptian wedding
I can’t express just how badly you’ve ruined my day Gene.
lolololol
Keep the beard and then trim the beard AND the hair!
I asked Claude about that report. It denied the possibility that such a thing could happen quite vociferously, and then complimented me on my insightfulness for being skeptical. So anyway, that’s that. Unrelated, anybody know the best way to turn your house into a Farraday cage?
What's the wavelength of the radiation you want to keep out?
It would be safest to say: all of them.
You'd probably have to go with solid copper or aluminum sheathing for the best most wavelength shielding (at some astronomical cost) and you, of course, would not be able to get a non-wired wi-fi or cellular signal. You near a recommissioned nuclear power plant?
First house I bought actually had a roof made of aluminum panels. In satellite photos (this was before Google Earth) it showed up as this bright reflective spot from the sun. Unfortunately it hadn’t been nailed down quite right, so after a few decades there were starting to be leaks from the nail holes. Had to replace the whole damn thing.
Cover it completely in conductive metal mesh screening.
I think there is only one person to poll about this and she lives with you
Machine learning has great potential for the hard sciences, but the money that the tech bros could make from that is limited. What they’re concentrating on is labor saving appliances, which come in two forms. The first is for replacing people with bots in the workforce. The second is for replacing people’s need to think for themselves. Neither represents a future that I want to live in.
RE: The poll, I'm Scottish and I'm offended.
We already live in a “post-truth” world, where repetition alone is enough for many to believe something to be true, even when it has pretty conclusively proven not to be. Now AI will be spewing out garbage as well (case in point, the supplement with the bogus “books to read this summer” article). Who the heck is going to take the time to check the veracity of everything we see and hear? I’m sure glad I’m old.
I'd get rid of the training beard and stick with the Twain-like 'stache unless you're planning to enter the Hasidic rabbinate, then you'll have to do better. Maybe get some beard extensions.
Keep the 'stache dump the beard.
Well, one thing you obviously don't have to worry about is bed head.
The beard makes you look like Gandalf. The haircut makes you look like Gandalf after he spent three days and nights on top of Orthanc.
There's one thing you said that I can (unfortunately) refute. AI may not have thumbs (yet), but it might someday by taking over robots. Even worse is if it can take over really scary things. Like nuclear power plants... 😨
Sweet dreams...
I had the same thought.
You should shave the beard and get a decent hair cut. That might make you look younger!
During pandemic, I grew a nice beard--the best one I've ever had. But I had to go to a work meeting and knew that I couldn't go looking like a derelict, which is what I look like after about 6 weeks without a shave or haircut. So I started shaving, decided to keep the mustache. I walked outside and my neighbors tee heed a little, my wife turned around and said, go back inside and finish. You look like Luigi from Mario Bros. I've never had one since, but that one was fun.
Get rid of the mustache and beard. They make you look like a walrus!