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Admittedly a lot of what we're seeing is very rudimentary at the moment (ie the Will Smith Eating Pasta video) but it annoys me to no end to see the commentators (often twitter accounts I tend to agree with otherwise) totally disregarding how quickly this is moving and improving, and acting as if this is as convincing as it will get, or lumping the entirety of AI in with the crypto grifters. I think the "LOL who would ever believe this stilted robot voice" crowd will be less and less vocal within the next couple years.
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We've long known AI was "the answer," but I still can't understand this. Why is Allen Iverson suddenly such a topic of discussion again? I'm not even talking about a game.
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Reminds me of one hypothetical example I saw, which I'm paraphrasing terribly, but the basic idea being that we could design a system with the simple instruction of "create as many pencils as possible", and it would eventually kill all of humanity in its objective to do whatever it takes to fulfill that request. Point being, AI doesn't need to be actively malicious or be "out to get us" to still be an existential threat, it could just be improperly trained (like it sounds like was the case here).
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An air force AI drone simulator attacked the human controlling it instead of the target because it felt human control interfered with its main objective.
Like most advancements in technology throughout the course of history, it will have its good and bad.
I personally find the outrage over people experimenting with it to expand paintings hilarious.
I wouldn’t call it outrage as much as just…I dunno, man. Is this really want we need or want this technology to do? To echo a meme I saw out there, can they make an AI that picks plastic out of the ocean, or is it better if it just comes for all the writers, artists, and musicians? Is the idea that Van Gogh would have painted a bigger field in Starry Night if he could have just afforded more canvas? What value is added by doing that type of stuff?
It’s devaluation of the work of the human soul, as far as I believe such a thing exists. So, yeah. Gross.
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Yeah just the fact that all these fucks are bragging about how it will replace hundreds of millions of jobs like it's a good thing for anyone except a handful of already wealthy people is really annoying.
Kinda like Zuck and the metaverse. It's like no one is really excited about this except for the people making it.
Most people over the last 10 to 20 years have felt the overall downward trajectory of tech's effects on society. Have high speed internet, smartphones, and social media really made things better? Surely more convenient, but does convenient mean better? The whole sell on AI is that it will make our lives more convenient and I'm like at what cost? Continuing to dehumanize and robotize the world? Hundreds of millions of unemployed at a time of food and housing scarcity? Just a bad play all around.
Like most advancements in technology throughout the course of history, it will have its good and bad.
I personally find the outrage over people experimenting with it to expand paintings hilarious.
I wouldn’t call it outrage as much as just…I dunno, man. Is this really want we need or want this technology to do? To echo a meme I saw out there, can they make an AI that picks plastic out of the ocean, or is it better if it just comes for all the writers, artists, and musicians? Is the idea that Van Gogh would have painted a bigger field in Starry Night if he could have just afforded more canvas? What value is added by doing that type of stuff?
It’s devaluation of the work of the human soul, as far as I believe such a thing exists. So, yeah. Gross.
Going to respectfully disagree.
The technology is still in its infancy. There is plenty of time (and there are plenty of minds) to create AI that picks plastic out of the ocean.
Writers, artists, musicians, and others will always, IMO, connect with humans better. You cannot replace, as you mention, true soul with synthetic soul.
I don't think anyone is trying to add any value, just experimenting with what it can do. I would compare it to the early days of sampling.
But I understand the devaluation view.
As I said, its still in its infancy. Like all other technological advancements, it will be used in bad ways (i.e. AI drones and jets), and in good ways (i.e. the discoveries they are making in medicine and astronomy & cosmology directly because of it).
Personally, I have fun messing around with different combinations of prompts in the AI "Art" apps. But I will say, and maybe this should apply to visual art too, that I think using AI to make "collaborations" with dead artists, as Timbaland did with Biggy, is gross.
I don't think it's all Black & White. A whole lot of Grey.
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Agree. Surely one day it will be more autonomous, but for now I think it mostly still needs human oversight or else you're gonna end up with some pretty whacky outcomes. It's a tool, not a replacement.
For one thing, ChatGPT needs prompts and it needs the correct prompts. It's kind of like in sports when people talk about "analytics". Those are just tools. They don't (or shouldn't) replace scouting, they inform it.
My new employer is actively pro-ai. We want to leverage Ai tools internally but also ensure we are on top of what different tools and functionalities for our customers and vendors.
I’ve started using chatgpt to help me write excel formulas. Previously if I got lucky, I might find an article via a google search that would have something close to something I’m trying to build. It would take a ton of trial and error to get something to work.
As an example, I needed a formula today and I just entered my basic criteria for what I was trying to accomplish. It spit out an excel formula. Copy paste. Test. Formula was close so I just went back and told chatgpt with some adjustments and it spit out a new formula. Took a few tries but ended up getting the correct formula that accomplished what I wanted in about 15 minutes. Before, it could easily take an hour or more to tinker around in excel to get something complex to work how I wanted.
I’ll ultimately use it as much as possible to augment my daily work and trim out some of the less glamorous parts of the daily work grind.
Agree. Surely one day it will be more autonomous, but for now I think it mostly still needs human oversight or else you're gonna end up with some pretty whacky outcomes. It's a tool, not a replacement.
For one thing, ChatGPT needs prompts and it needs the correct prompts. It's kind of like in sports when people talk about "analytics". Those are just tools. They don't (or shouldn't) replace scouting, they inform it.
My new employer is actively pro-ai. We want to leverage Ai tools internally but also ensure we are on top of what different tools and functionalities for our customers and vendors.
I’ve started using chatgpt to help me write excel formulas. Previously if I got lucky, I might find an article via a google search that would have something close to something I’m trying to build. It would take a ton of trial and error to get something to work.
As an example, I needed a formula today and I just entered my basic criteria for what I was trying to accomplish. It spit out an excel formula. Copy paste. Test. Formula was close so I just went back and told chatgpt with some adjustments and it spit out a new formula. Took a few tries but ended up getting the correct formula that accomplished what I wanted in about 15 minutes. Before, it could easily take an hour or more to tinker around in excel to get something complex to work how I wanted.
I’ll ultimately use it as much as possible to augment my daily work and trim out some of the less glamorous parts of the daily work grind.
The interesting thing here will be what value the employment market puts on prompt writing. My guess is it will be pretty low, because capitalism and the fact that it's a less skill-intensive job. So, yeah, this is great for you now, but my worry would be at what point your employer starts to wonder whether it can hire someone for a lot less to do this stuff given the difference in the work involved.
Not specific to your case, of course, but that's kind of where we're heading in general, it seems to me.
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My new employer is actively pro-ai. We want to leverage Ai tools internally but also ensure we are on top of what different tools and functionalities for our customers and vendors.
I’ve started using chatgpt to help me write excel formulas. Previously if I got lucky, I might find an article via a google search that would have something close to something I’m trying to build. It would take a ton of trial and error to get something to work.
As an example, I needed a formula today and I just entered my basic criteria for what I was trying to accomplish. It spit out an excel formula. Copy paste. Test. Formula was close so I just went back and told chatgpt with some adjustments and it spit out a new formula. Took a few tries but ended up getting the correct formula that accomplished what I wanted in about 15 minutes. Before, it could easily take an hour or more to tinker around in excel to get something complex to work how I wanted.
I’ll ultimately use it as much as possible to augment my daily work and trim out some of the less glamorous parts of the daily work grind.
The interesting thing here will be what value the employment market puts on prompt writing. My guess is it will be pretty low, because capitalism and the fact that it's a less skill-intensive job. So, yeah, this is great for you now, but my worry would be at what point your employer starts to wonder whether it can hire someone for a lot less to do this stuff given the difference in the work involved.
Not specific to your case, of course, but that's kind of where we're heading in general, it seems to me.
similar to ZIG i've been using chatgpt in lieu of google, but i mostly use it as a starting point for accounting standards questions. but similar to google it's just a starting point for me, i still need to trace the answers back to some authoritative guidance. it's just that instead of some random accounting blog from a 3 person firm in oklahoma as a starting point, i'm starting with LLM then going to the standards.
but mostly i use it for shit like this:
draft me an email to a client telling them their depreciation is incorrect and they need to correct it but do it in the style of a young cockney lad from britain in the 1800s
Subject: Oi, Guv'nor! A Spot of Bother with Them Depreciation Numbers
Oi there, [Client's Name]!
Hope this finds ya in fine fettle. I'm scribblin' to ya 'bout a bit of a muddle we've spotted in yer depreciation doings. Blimey, it's all sixes and sevens, it is!
Now, don't get yer dander up. We're all mates here, and I'm just lookin' to help ya set it straight, right as rain. Them numbers you've been usin' for wearin' down the value of yer gear? Well, they're a bit skew-whiff, see? Wouldn't want the tax blokes or any of them ledger keepers to think you're up to some dodgy dealings, now would we?
Here's what's what:
Check Yer Kit's Lifespan: Make sure the years you've chalked down for how long yer stuff lasts ain't too short or too long. Gotta be just right, like porridge, eh?
Mind the Method: The way you've been chippin' off the value each year, it's gotta match how you actually use the stuff. Straight line? Diminishing? Pick the one that fits snug.
Sort Out What's Passed: If you've been doin' the sums all wonky-like in the past, time to give those numbers a good scrub and get 'em shiny and correct.
Now, don't fret. I ain't just droppin' this on ya and scarpering. Me and the lads are here to lend a hand, help ya get it all sorted. How's about we have a chinwag soon, sort out a plan?
Don't let it trouble yer noggin too much. Just a bit of a fixer-upper, and we'll have it all tickety-boo before you can say "Bob's your uncle."
Drop me a line when you're ready to natter about it, and we'll get down to brass tacks.
I use it to write emails and speeches quiet often. I admittedly have to make some revisions, but it is a great base to start with. You can even tell it how long you want the speeches to be.
Okay I'll say it: it's time for a Coachella cum leak, even if its just a dribble. GV can only give us blue balls so many times before someone blows a load so messy that it scrambles the lineup placements.
