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❤️ 🎶: HUNJUNG YEONSUH by WINTER
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> PhD level science questions? (+1)
niftydude an hour ago
A PhD level science question is a question that can only be answered by scientific research and experimentation.
And no, by "research", I do not mean googling.
Literally the whole point of a scientific PhD is to perform experiments and study to answer a specific research question that no one has looked into yet.
Whilst ChatGPT can probably can answer "PhD-level science questions" with the same generation of plausible bullshit it answers all questions, I very much doubt ChatGPT can answer PhD-level science questions with any sort of accuracy.
It can't do that without performing experiments (that in some cases might be complex enough to last years).
Just more of the marketing BS silicon valley seems to be full of these days. Remember when California was actually making products that benefited society as well as making money?
> PhD level science questions? (+1)
niftydude an hour ago
A PhD level science question is a question that can only be answered by scientific research and experimentation.
And no, by "research", I do not mean googling.
Literally the whole point of a scientific PhD is to perform experiments and study to answer a specific research question that no one has looked into yet.
Whilst ChatGPT can probably can answer "PhD-level science questions" with the same generation of plausible bullshit it answers all questions, I very much doubt ChatGPT can answer PhD-level science questions with any sort of accuracy.
It can't do that without performing experiments (that in some cases might be complex enough to last years).
Just more of the marketing BS silicon valley seems to be full of these days. Remember when California was actually making products that benefited society as well as making money?
@johanbove Congrats! 🥳 I think it's only 4 years for me 😅
@johanbove Congrats! 🥳 I think it's only 4 years for me 😅
@lyse Haha! No! Golf biggie 🤣
@lyse Haha! No! Golf biggie 🤣
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Also, Thank you bringing it up. It's literally a goldmine and it woud've taken me ages to stumble upon it all by myselfe (if I ever did). xD
@bender Guess what! it actually works xD 
@movq The view in these is pretty gorgeous as well!! 👌
@movq The view in these is pretty gorgeous as well!! 👌
@movq The view in these is pretty gorgeous as well!! 👌
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@prologic Heck yeah, gorgeous! Did you hike up there?
@movq Uuuh, nice! Despite the weather service claiming that it is snowing at this very moment, there is absolutely nothing here.
It just worked fine like nothing had ever happened when I booted my laptop this morning.
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@prologic which models do you prefer, and what made you prefer them?
@prologic believe it or not, those green leaves and vines are eatable! Nice view, mate. Love the skies and mountains at the horizon!
@prologic Oh, nice! I can hear the cicadas. 😃
@prologic Oh, nice! I can hear the cicadas. 😃
@prologic Oh, nice! I can hear the cicadas. 😃
@prologic Oh, nice! I can hear the cicadas. 😃
[47°09′34″S, 126°43′16″W] Reading: 1.72 Sv
Nice view from up on the mountain side 😎 
Nice view from up on the mountain side 😎
Esta #musiquinta é "pra chocar a família", e então aqui vai uma música de Fuckness. Não é algo que costume ouvir, mas por acaso ouvi disto anteontem, e foi o que me veio à cabeça quando li o tema desta semana.
A música é a "Domingo de manhã", mas podia ser qualquer uma, as músicas deles são todas elas na mesma onda 😛
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq3uNOQ-XaA
Esta #musiquinta é "pra chocar a família", e então aqui vai uma música de Fuckness. Não é algo que costume ouvir, mas por acaso ouvi disto anteontem, e foi o que me veio à cabeça quando li o tema desta semana.
A música é a "Domingo de manhã", mas podia ser qualquer uma, as músicas deles são todas elas na mesma onda 😛
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq3uNOQ-XaA
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I like to think of it like this. It takes approximately five months of power, relatively speaking to power, the human brain vs. multiple megawatts hell even multiple gigawatts of power to power even some of the most modest and yet surprisingly complex AI models.
I like to think of it like this. It takes approximately five months of power, relatively speaking to power, the human brain vs. multiple megawatts hell even multiple gigawatts of power to power even some of the most modest and yet surprisingly complex AI models.
There is something about human intelligence that we don't quite yet understand, and it isn't in the complexity or increasing the number of parameters to the order of billions 🤣
There is something about human intelligence that we don't quite yet understand, and it isn't in the complexity or increasing the number of parameters to the order of billions 🤣
In other words, I don't think we can realistically even come close to emulating, emotion, depth, and creativity
In other words, I don't think we can realistically even come close to emulating, emotion, depth, and creativity
@movq This random comment from another Slashdot article pretry much sums up my view on so-called "AI":
> Elevator music
Tony Isaac 20 minutes ago
If you derive your income from producing "elevator music" you might indeed be in danger of losing that income to AI. Also, bumper music--music used to fill otherwise silent gaps between segments of a podcast or radio show--might be a candidate for AI takeover.
But if you produce real music--music with depth and emotion--your job isn't going anywhere.
How can I be so sure? I've seen the kind of code AI writes. I've seen the kind of prose AI writes. Both are amazing, for something computer-generated. But neither would be mistaken for the work of someone skilled or proficient in the art. Music won't be any different.
@movq This random comment from another Slashdot article pretry much sums up my view on so-called "AI":
> Elevator music
Tony Isaac 20 minutes ago
If you derive your income from producing "elevator music" you might indeed be in danger of losing that income to AI. Also, bumper music--music used to fill otherwise silent gaps between segments of a podcast or radio show--might be a candidate for AI takeover.
But if you produce real music--music with depth and emotion--your job isn't going anywhere.
How can I be so sure? I've seen the kind of code AI writes. I've seen the kind of prose AI writes. Both are amazing, for something computer-generated. But neither would be mistaken for the work of someone skilled or proficient in the art. Music won't be any different.
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@slashdot da fuq?! Already?! 😱 Who's pumping this shit?! 🤯
@slashdot da fuq?! Already?! 😱 Who's pumping this shit?! 🤯
@aelaraji That was exactly the idea. 😀 (Yeah, there might be people who consider AI stuff “art”. On some level, I think that it *is* art, but not in the same way as a human being creating something.)
@aelaraji That was exactly the idea. 😀 (Yeah, there might be people who consider AI stuff “art”. On some level, I think that it *is* art, but not in the same way as a human being creating something.)
@aelaraji That was exactly the idea. 😀 (Yeah, there might be people who consider AI stuff “art”. On some level, I think that it *is* art, but not in the same way as a human being creating something.)
@aelaraji That was exactly the idea. 😀 (Yeah, there might be people who consider AI stuff “art”. On some level, I think that it *is* art, but not in the same way as a human being creating something.)
@slashdot why are so many banging on against Bruce Perens in the comments of this Slashdot article? 🤔 what has he done?
@slashdot why are so many banging on against Bruce Perens in the comments of this Slashdot article? 🤔 what has he done?
@bender Ahh yeah that'll do it 🤣 I couldn't find a reason for the martial law myself 🤦♂️
@bender Ahh yeah that'll do it 🤣 I couldn't find a reason for the martial law myself 🤦♂️
@movq there is no appeal.
@movq there is no appeal.
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@lyse Sweet!! thanks for reminding me to check on the repo, I'd tottally forgot about it.
@movq tried translating that and it said Art lover/enthusiast, that could be correct since that despise of the artificial stems out of "Love for the Actual _real_ Art" although that's a subjective statement in itself; xD duckduckgo's translation thing spat out "künstliche-Kunsthasser"
> /me wantis to learn german so bad!
@movq tried translating that and it said Art lover/enthusiast, that could be correct since that despise of the artificial stems out of "Love for the Actual _real_ Art" although that's a subjective statement in itself; xD duckduckgo's translation thing spat out "künstliche-Kunsthasser"
> /me wantis to learn german so bad!
@movq tried translating that and it said Art lover/enthusiast, that could be correct since that despise of the artificial stems out of "Love for the Actual _real_ Art" although that's a subjective statement in itself; xD duckduckgo's translation thing spat out "künstliche-Kunsthasser"
> /me wantis to learn german so bad!
@movq IMO, I believe it is all in the quality of the client (mobile, and web). Also, you don't have to hunt/pick for "instances", which arguably presents less friction.
Someone explain to me real quick what the appeal of Bluesky is, especially when compared to Mastodon.
Someone explain to me real quick what the appeal of Bluesky is, especially when compared to Mastodon.
Someone explain to me real quick what the appeal of Bluesky is, especially when compared to Mastodon.
Someone explain to me real quick what the appeal of Bluesky is, especially when compared to Mastodon.