As I remember Star Trek, future tech wasn’t solving problems per se, it was merely the stage setting for addressing controversial social issues of the modern (1960-70’s) era.
I’m continually flabbergasted that these guys don’t understand how and why fiction works.
That’s such cat logic. Lie on the computer as a way to tell you to lay off the computer.
Hm, based on the explanations I’ve heard, that’s not how LLM’s work. That’s the underlying training, yes. I had previously thought AI was doing statistical analysis on a massive DB to string words together. Turns out they’re not. They operate very similar to how human neurons work.
Personally, I’m skeptical of the concept of AGI. I’ve been working with AI daily for many months and, unless there’s stuff I don’t see in my $20/mo plan, I’m dubious of the notion it will ever be able to teach itself without the guidance and aid of empirical testing that humans do.
It’s almost a question of how quickly we can emulate 50 my of evolution. 😁
The other interesting fact is that the human brain has orders of magnitude more processing power than AI and we fuel it with a mere 2000 calories a day.
I was just making exactly the same point a few days ago.
People keep blocking me when I (as a raging liberal) defend you, Tom. It seems to make for a very informative and sedate Bluesky experience.
My point is merely, there’s a fine distinction between being informed so that one can engage intelligently with people who are legitimate experts and those who attempt to remove the expert from the equation altogether.
I’d suggest that blowing up a school falls on the “strategically inept” side of Tom’s equation.
People taking on highly complex tasks without training is a path fraught with danger. That is literally the conspiracy ideation world in a nutshell. It’s the hubris of “Do your own research."
I would be curious to see the actual chat where the person was ostensibly convinced to fire their lawyer. AI tends to have a pretty severe obsequious streak. Could be more the other way around, the user driving the direction and the chatbot compliantly agreeing.
I’m always astounded at her work
The burning question: Should you trust anyone with a “money” system who names their company after a mythical giant squid who destroys things?
I’m thinking maybe no.
If the saying goes, “Opinions are like a**holes…” the WSJ has a lot of a**holes.
Can anyone in the class spell “repeat offender?"
He’s transforming into The Hamburgerler.
Someone will someday write a history book about the early 21st century titled, “Anonymous Account has Opinions.”
OMG! You mean universities are infecting people with knowledge? What’s the world coming go?
There’s a short story in Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle aboutt a society where no one is allowed to be better than anyone else. Smart people have brain implants to disrupt thoughts. Hegseth would love this.
Dr. Catharine Young: We are now at 1136 new measles cases - in just the first 8 weeks of this year alone. A preventable disease resurging. This is an abject policy failure.
You’re going to “both parties” the lot of us straight into autocracy.
America now has state-compromised media. When 60 Min or CNN is in trouble, we’re all in trouble. Trump has cracked the code in how to hurt the press. MAGA corporations must not control the news. I discuss today with @thewarningses.bsky.social and @normeisen.bsky.social on Substack and YouTube.
I think the 90% marginal tax rates of yore would certainly make America great again.
Perhaps he’s referring to all the Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese and supersize fries that he consumes. That would make anyone a colossus in their time.
Let’s pause to consider this opinion for, mmm, half a nanosecond.
No, JD, that’s not how it works.
OMG! I’ve always freaking loved the P-38. In spite of all its inherent design issues, it’s a beautiful aircraft.
Yeah, I’m not sure that adheres even to a loose definition of the term “affair.”
For historical context, the Obama admin in 2016 estimated the cost of a ton of carbon pollution to society at ~$50/ton (though closer to $130/ton today, in 2025 dollars, using a 2% discount rate). The Biden EPA estimated it in 2023 at ~$210 today. The Trump admin twice set it to nearly zero (2/8)
My mind turns to the possible ways Trump could turn this huge personal loss into an apocalypse for the rest of us.
Independent journalism is under siege…and Georgia Fort is in Trump’s crosshairs
