The most dangerous thing about AI is not that the machines might one day think. It is that we are being trained, by men with enormous financial gains riding on our acquiescence, to stop thinking for ourselves.
been thinking a lot about this 1972 Weizenbaum paper a lot lately, especially when i hear people say things like access to llms reduce inequality by leveling the playing field, solve the mental health crisis & the loneliness pandemic, etc, all of which are problems rooted in very technology itself
At some point you realize that the prominent, powerful people you see on your screens are mostly morons who either got lucky or are saying things billionaires want to hear, and that nobody smart or competent is in charge, and we're all just collectively flailing, and it's a miracle anything works.
This is the type of energy we want to see from the rest of our representatives! For too long they’ve forgotten that they’re public servants. Aftyn Behn is part of a growing group that wants to change that! Tennesseans make sure to get out and vote! We have a chance to flip this seat on Dec 2nd!
Raw milk is one of those ideas that can really only take hold when people haven't seen a cow. if you see a cow from let's say ten feet or less you immediately understand the problem that pasteurization is solving
More creative humans generate more creative output from AI image generators, as judged by other people.
The effects are highly significant, but relatively modest, suggesting that human creativity matters in getting creative work from AI... but perhaps not as might be expected.
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I made it a goal in life to not let my only hobby be my job. I cultivated interests outside my work specifically to reinforce my boundaries. The saying "If you love your job you'll never work a day in your life." is dangerous. It's more like "If you love your job, it's easy to never stop working."