Artificial intelligence still has some way to go

tho its certainly not trustworthy

so like maybe useful for a presentation tho still requiring verification, not really useful for a discussion

verification step is obvs going to get skipped or done halfheartedly a lot leading to undesirable outcomes

https://www.tiktok.com/@onytitned/video/7416057391722089761

but also it sucks when stuff like this uses AI

https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/unnamed.png

i think the big bagel makes enough money from bagels to throw a couple hundred towards a designer for a poster design that doesn't suck

Burger King logo gonna sue.

lol thats so bad

the American flags are killing me

Those are some vertiginous bleachers

There's a mad fold-in quality to it that I wonder if there's a hidden message...

https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/3yrgc23ver4.png

You know what, I'm gonna cut AI a break on this one. There are indeed 4 ninja turtles in that picture.

Ralf is cool but rude

Pressed for time and page space, I took my too-verbose and slightly loopy work document and fed it to ChatGPT to tighten it up. It took all the personality out of it, but 99% of its edits were bang-on, and the removal of my idiosyncrasies was appropriate to the context. I only had to make a handful of adjustments — most of them due to me trying to shoehorn ideas that belonged apart into a single sentence. First time I’ve used it for this purpose, and despite my general loathing for the tech, it a) helped me do a better job than I could have done, even with the help of all my colleagues, and b) did it far faster than we could have. So I’m giving a reluctant kudos. If you need bland and functional, it can let you write like you write, getting the damn ideas down, and then turn that mess into something your boss might give the nod to.

This is kind of horrifying, not just because of what might've happened if it hadn't been so slapdash, but also because of the amount of non-public data that people are dumping into private software like ChatGPT

AI ban ordered after child protection worker used ChatGPT in Victorian court case
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/26/victoria-child-protection-chat-gpt-ban-ovic-report-ntwnfb

some of the most subtly cooked generative AI content is all these slop retro tiktoks with thousands of earnest comments like "I remember purple hour! why doesn't it get purple anymore?" pic.twitter.com/8L3ktsG9G6

— james hennessy (@jrhennessy) September 29, 2024

https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/392ff7de-51cb-42fc-826b-024e138f25bd/audio

Fucking cowards never even get into the trucker hat, though they do riff a little on what "ilml" means.

Hmmmm.

https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/dfdf927c-18bb-42d6-a76f-e117caf52985/audio

Very annoying how they agree with each other on everything.

watching broadcast tv for the first time in a while and saw these awful starburst commercials that apparently have been airing from over hte summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I50zGbEFsEM

i was skeptical about both jd vance and ai but then i saw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xorKdZpDcw

in some ways this is max martin's fault

"I asked ChatGPT how to wire a standard UK plug using the new canvas feature..."

https://mastodon.ie/@iolo/113248676764884541

what is the canvas feature?

i guess the way it used a picture in its answer

Critical support to Dadddy-O here.

pic.twitter.com/mthLAw3A0Y

— Mr. Honeydew (@bestbuddy1998) October 3, 2024

Youtube's AI item description generator is starting to get a little random.

"This vinyl record features the iconic Canadian rock band Squeeze, with their 1982 release "Singles 45's And Under". The 12" LP is in the format of a record, with a speed of 33 1/2 RPM. The record grading is Very Good Plus (VG+), while the sleeve grading is Excellent (EX).

The release title is a compilation of some of Squeeze's greatest hits, including "Bob Dylan," "James Taylor," and "Donna the Beaver." The vinyl record is perfect for collectors and fans of the band who want to experience their music in high quality."

imma let you finish but.. Donna the Beaver?

that's what she said

BRB, gonna go out & start a band to record this beaut. Who can I get to cut a lacquer at 33-1/2 RPM tho?

Google's AI overviews still have some way to go

google ai LOVES to step in when it sees “vs” and will try its hardest to compare whatever you throw at it pic.twitter.com/6g8DKK57fC

— sam henri gold (@samhenrigold) October 6, 2024

on a serious note, terence tao is thinks openai's 'reasoning' LLM is pretty mid: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/terence-tao-ai-interview/680153/

remembering sam altman trying to drum up hype for this by posting pictures of strawberries. really feels like an emperor has no clothes moment is coming, but when?

On a lighter note, I do enjoy the "based on an existing photo" feature:

https://i.imgur.com/rIInPwG.jpeg

No time to read? Google’s new AI will turn anything into a podcast.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/07/google-ai-podcast-notebooklm/

yeah we did that upthread. their episode on the trucker hat anal sex thread was severely lacking.

oh shit sorry. Should’ve figured yall were on top of it

oh I remember now lmao

sorry for live-blogging just trying to fit in

Hilarious.

That’s Impressive! How far are we from swapping out the CNN mic to a dietary supplement product with accurate label/design as the real physical product?

— Iann Wu (@iannwu) October 8, 2024

actual useful tool gets the Nobel in chemistry

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2024/press-release/

(this is one of a few ML tools that scientists I support regularly use)

the guys who got the nobel in ai must have been like "no friar we should get two"

this is fun

https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/9889d2a5-5e1c-4418-98a2-e2a6bb6664cf/audio

this was made by chatgpt

School Sucks (And That's a Fact)
(Verse 1)
Woke up late, now I’m dragging my feet,
Same old class, same old boring seat.
Teachers talk, but it’s blah blah blah,
Math is like a puzzle, but I don’t wanna solve it, nah.

(Pre-Chorus)
I’m stuck here, staring at the clock,
Wish I could hit pause, take a long walk.
The bell rings slow, my brain’s on hold,
I’m ready to go, but it’s out of control.

(Chorus)
School sucks, and that’s a fact,
Can’t wait ‘til I’m done, never lookin’ back.
Homework’s a joke, but it’s on repeat,
I’d rather be anywhere than stuck in this seat.
School sucks, yeah, school sucks!
Five days a week, man, I’ve had enough!

(Verse 2)
Lunch is cold, and the lines too long,
Trying to survive, just hanging on.
Pop quiz? Nope, didn’t study again,
Guess I’ll be grounded ‘til who knows when.

(Pre-Chorus)
I’m trapped here, counting down the days,
Lost in this maze, stuck in a haze.
The weekend’s close, but it’s so far,
Wish I could fast forward, hop in a car.

(Chorus)
School sucks, and that’s a fact,
Can’t wait ‘til I’m done, never lookin’ back.
Tests pile up, it’s always the same,
I’m losing my mind in this boring game.
School sucks, yeah, school sucks!
Five days a week, man, I’ve had enough!

(Bridge)
Why’s it gotta be this way?
I’m just a kid, I wanna play!
Dreaming of freedom, skipping class,
I’ll be outta here, gone in a flash!

(Chorus)
School sucks, and that’s the truth,
Staring out the window, wasting my youth.
Teachers say "focus," but I just laugh,
I’m done with the tests and the piles of math.
School sucks, yeah, school sucks!
Five days a week, man, I’ve had enough!

(Outro)
Yeah, school sucks, and that’s a fact,
One more day, then I’m never comin’ back.
School sucks, school sucks,
Can’t wait ‘til I’m outta these cuffs!
expect from a 13-year-old!

more AI skepticism from researchers at apple (via mefi): https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1844456880971858028.html

https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/llms-dont-do-formal-reasoning-and

https://i.imgur.com/RkCoWiO.jpeg

using Chat GPT to help articulate your own opinion = not great, but if you aren't good at putting your thoughts into clear words, maybe it can be helpful

appealing to Chat GPT's authority for its opinion on your personal life = very bad

someone should feed that post into ChatGPT

t/s "Chat GPT says you're insecure" vs "ILX says you don't have the emotional bandwidth to understand what I'm saying"

you cryin bro

OpenAI employees complain that Microsoft is not providing enough computing power, according to three people familiar with the relationship. And some have complained that if another company beat it to the creation of A.I. that matches the human brain, Microsoft will be to blame because it hasn’t given OpenAI the computing power it needs, according to two people familiar with the complaints.

https://archive.ph/Bas23

haha

it’s amazing how megalomaniacal these people are. real millenarianist vibes coming from their gospel

theyre very odd lol

I guess from a business standpoint claiming another company could get to an impressive milestone first due to malfeasance on MS’s part could be good practice

but using that particular milestone is goofy

it says in that article that if they develop aig microsoft doesnt get access to it lmao

per their contract