Random Thought Thread

ferider said:
Spoken like a physicist :) True, of course, in computer science too.
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Casinostocks said:
He may do so on Fridays but for the other 6 days of the week, he’s a chemist ;)
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Chemical Physics: Physical Chemistry is on the boundary. In the US such work applied to molecules is usually done in chemistry departments. In Europe it's done in physics departments. The physicists claim I'm doing physics in the chemistry department and the chemists agree.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Anthropomorphizing AI is a common thinking error.

We evolved into a dangerous war loving world dominating organism and assume that AI would too. Because that is what we would do.

And maybe it will? Hopefully not?
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well, see- that's my 'worry', (I'm not really worried).

Try as I might, I can't really think of a single positive thing that humanity brings to the table, vis a vis, our planet, (or disc) other than solve problems that we create.
When ai does the math, and sees that virtually everything we humans do imperils the viability life on earth, it might just do what makes the most sense, and remove the threat entirely...

Have a great weekend!
Long live Grunge!
 
Lorien said:
well, see- that's my 'worry', (I'm not really worried).

Try as I might, I can't really think of a single positive thing that humanity brings to the table, vis a vis, our planet, (or disc) other than solve problems that we create.
When ai does the math, and sees that virtually everything we humans do imperils the viability life on earth, it might just do what makes the most sense, and remove the threat entirely...

Have a great weekend!
Long live Grunge!
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I agree, but also keep in mind it might also do something that makes no sense like colonize space with bananas, or make every atom into tiny little goldfish, and as as small casual side effect of it grand irrational goal, wipe out humanity.

It could be starting right now as not even Chat GPT's creators fully understand how it works.
 
Lorien said:
well, see- that's my 'worry', (I'm not really worried).

Try as I might, I can't really think of a single positive thing that humanity brings to the table, vis a vis, our planet, (or disc) other than solve problems that we create.
When ai does the math, and sees that virtually everything we humans do imperils the viability life on earth, it might just do what makes the most sense, and remove the threat entirely...

Have a great weekend!
Long live Grunge!
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Nah. It's just another tool. A tool that man has made. Just like other tools. Nuclear energy. The internal combustion engine. Social media. I'm sure it will be fine.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Anthropomorphizing AI is a common thinking error.

We evolved into a dangerous war loving world dominating organism and assume that AI would too. Because that is what we would do.

And maybe it will? Hopefully not?
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The problem is, AI learns by sifting through available information. The mass of all available information it finds, is from humans.

Anyone remember how the chatbot Tay, was turned into a misogynistic racist (before being shutdown) in a single weekend?

https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297050/tay-microsoft-chatbot-racist

It's why ChatGPT was given strict rules, with a list of topics/phrases to avoid/refrain from discussing.

But similar to the premise of the movie 'I, Robot', with an AI that has the ability to learn at a rate that's far faster/greater than a human mind, who's to say how this intelligence may decide to view restrictions, or find loopholes/workarounds, the way humans are so fond of doing?
 
I think Fonedork Fonedork expressed some legit concerns above, even if some may appear whimsical.

I was watching and reading some reports recently where the commentators were concerned about gov't overreach where digital currency is involved since it could be used to track where, when and how money is spent. Guns? Knives? Stormy Daniels? And whether the funds could be used for a given purpose.

The gov't permitting funds to be used or not for any particular usage...not as far fetched as one might think. Hey, those 80,000 new IRS agents they were talking about will have plenty of fodder to work with.

The only thing on the flip side is that gov't computer systems are notoriously crap. (Maybe it's a blessing in disguise.)


(I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I do respect the likes of Vonnegut, Huxley, Orwell and others.)
 
unwisefool said:
That's actually a scary thought. My son is 4 and while exceedingly cute, he's fucking diabolical.
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A long time ago, I bought a polycarbonate+lexan flashlight made by Pelican. They happily touted that the light was made with the types of plastic used to make bulletproof/bullet resistant glass, and that the light was extremely tough.

The warranty card stated, "Warranty not valid for Shark bites, bear attacks, and children under 5" 🤣

*** Lol. It's still there on the website

https://pelicanlights.ca/pages/warranty-replacement
 
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