Post #1736374
2026-04-27 10:10 UTC
RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/116476110099547066
again, this is predictable from information theory. the claims being made for genAI's abilities require breaking the laws of thermodynamics
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@jcoglan@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 10:16
related: tools that claim to "improve" your writing are actually *removing variance*. improving the input in a genuinely additive way is physically impossible, so they use a sleight of hand to dress up the removal of signal as an enhancement
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@poleguy@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 14:32
@jcoglan@mastodon.social I sense an unusual definition is "degrade" and "corrupt" in this summary. I don't care to find out though... Yuck. Leave my work alone.
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@brouhaha@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 21:40
@jcoglan@mastodon.social Well, y'know, they aren't so much laws, as, uh, guidelines. – AI snake oil salesmen, probably