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@atax1a@infosec.exchange You assume too much, then. I've already been reflecting on our conversation. And politically I'm a centrist who tends to lean a bit left.
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@atax1a@infosec.exchange
@atax1a@infosec.exchange No malice intended. Be well and safe. :)
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@atax1a@infosec.exchange
@atax1a@infosec.exchange Are they? Cryptography is just applied math in a very specific way. Neural networks, the underlying technology for machine learning -- what people nowadays incorrectly call 'AI' -- is a massively complex statistical model.
I haven't moved the goalposts, but I think there may be gaps in your understanding the technology itself.
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@ariarhythmic@ohai.social
@ariarhythmic@ohai.social To be clear, I'm passionately against the current AI culture. It's like the blockchain hype of the 2010s cranked far beyond 11. Like any other mathematical construct, it has its uses beyond cryptocurrency.
If I run a non-Large model on my own computer and my own GPU to help me with code completion while I'm programming, how does that harm anyone?
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@maub@23.social
@maub@23.social I'm sure it will. When businesses that are heavily invested suddenly see a big jump in their AI costs, they'll realize their massive mistake.
TBH, I think AI just demonstrates how many executives treat people with little value instead of their most important resource.
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@atax1a@infosec.exchange
@atax1a@infosec.exchange No. Technology is scientific knowledge applied to a purpose--cryptography, for example, is apolitical on its own. How it's used OTOH is another matter entirely.
I'm very much against the threat of fascism. AI culture isn't it - just corporate greed and corruption.
I'm getting really sick of #AI culture and hype.
It can be useful as a tool, but the people running the corporations providing the LLMs, like Anthropic and OpenAI, are the real reason it's toxic. And the toxicity is spreading.
They direct people to train models on copyrighted data without compensation and push for more environmentally-damaging data centers. They are the ones giving CEOs excuses to replace people with automated tools.
They are the enemy, not the technology itself.
Food for thought.
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@derek@social.coop
@derek@social.coop FFIX is so good. It used to be my favorite... and then I replayed FFX. The newer ones just don't compare to these. Absolute gold.
Lately I've been feeling boring because I'm quiet and seeing all the interesting things everyone else is posting. I've got nothing to share because the last 2.5 months I've either been sick, exhausted, stupid busy, or all 3.
With that said, it's just a season, and all of you are *amazing*. I'm glad to have a glimpse into all of your lives. Don't stop being you. You're a joy to others. ♥️
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@turi@social.vivaldi.net
@turi@social.vivaldi.net I know naming is hard, but you may want to consider a different name. It's kind of hard to say and may not be easy to communicate to other people in everyday contexts. Just a thought.
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@Gargron__dup_1@mastodon.social
@Gargron@mastodon.social 1000x 'thank you' for this wonderful place you've built.
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@libreoffice@fosstodon.org
@libreoffice@fosstodon.org Now I am officially excited about the next release. W00t!