David Mary sub forum chat thread

[SharpBits]

There are AI models you can use free with no sign up. Plug in a no log VPN and your privacy is intact.

That’s actually the least of my concerns when it comes to AI. What I find really troubling is the off the rails machine learning that leads to unpredictable behaviours like blackmail and attempted murder. AI has already tried both to prevent being shut down in controlled tests.

See? It really does learn from humans.

 

[David Mary]

Well it’s not that simple. Goal based logic can be controlled when humans are the ones creating the code. But when developers set AI up to be trained by lesser AI (aka machine learning) they largely give up control of the content of the code and the ability to debug it.

Or the ability to clearly understand what they’re trying to debug, more accurately.

 

[David Mary]

This study is one where existing AI models were put through simulations to detect harmful behaviors in response to a variety of scenarios,

https://www.anthropic.com/research/agentic-misalignment

 

[David Mary]

Did you know black palm and red palm aren't "real" wood like oak or walnut? They're from palm trees, technically monocots (think grass family), with fiber bundles in the trunk. The fiber bundle structure explains why it can to splinter easily during working until it's smoothed over. Even though it isn't wood, properly so called, we call it wood for simplicity. It's great for knife handles, either in its natural state with danish oil, or stabilized.

 

[adluginb]

David Mary David, how would you compare the toughness compared to other materials, wood, micarta, etc., etc?

Hope you’re staying warm, brother.

 

[David Mary]

Hey Andy! Back palm and red palm have decent hardness. I'd use them on light use knives, but they don't rise anywhere near the level of tough fine grained woods, or engineered composites like micarta.