The early history of AI LLMs and the microwave oven (80s) are similar ( Read more... )

I'm not saying that being pro-trans necessarily means you're more skilled at empathy, but I am saying that being anti-trans is probably a sign that you are bad at imagining mental states very different from your own ( Read more... )

Wry, ironic sarcasm, not taking anything seriously, not directly saying your actual opinions, making fun of everything, cynicism, etc - is pretty popular, but I hate it. I want earnestness, wholehearted honesty, vulnerably saying what you really mean, being willing to be hurt ( Read more... )

Doing psychedelics around people (e.g. at a crowded music festival) could be the easiest way to experience this - suddenly it becomes apparent that vibes are not just some abstract buzzword, but the very fabric of communication and, dare I say, existence.

OK hear me out I've got a skeptic-friendly frame I like to use for this ( Read more... )

Sorry to tweet about the Thing again, but something weird happened after I saw the trump assassination attempt. I no longer instinctively dislike the guy. I still *know* he's the wrong choice, but I don't *feel* negative towards him. You are not immune to propaganda I guess ( Read more... )

I just don't get why people are trying to detect whether AI is being used for writing instead of just grading whether the writing is good or bad. If student A uses AI and writes better than student B, student A should get a better grade than student B. Student B's fault bringing a stick to a sword fight ( Read more... )

Sometimes woo people report having an insane, super direct woo experience (like knowing a family member died before being told), and this seems unlikely but a part of me has always been like ?? I can't know this *didn't* happen to them for sure ( Read more... )

Watch Sora + ChatGPT + OpenAI’s unreleased voice engine create a nature documentary in multiple languages in 3 minutes.

Destroying the environment so that computers can pretend to know about nature it’s so comically dystopian if you read it in a book you’d call it too on the nose ( Read more... )

Did y’all know you can vent to ChatGPT and ask it to respond to you as if it’s your best friend that’s angry on your behalf? Try it out lol it’s very validating ( Read more... )

I don’t get superstars. If I had a billion dollar net worth, i would spend the rest of my life doing niche genre experiments and giving a platform to smaller artists instead of re-releasing the same shitty album 30 times in order to maintain chart dominance ( Read more... )