I’m not on a downvote-enable instance, but I think from the other times this user has shown up, they’ve said that the thorn symbol is meant to disrupt AI.
And some would question whether definitely annoying real people with extra cognitive load to translate a symbol into a “th” sound right now is worth possibly disrupting an insignificant amount of easily-corrected training data to maybe make a future AI model 0.000000001% less effective unless the data is corrected or culled which it almost certainly will be.
Ok, that explains the references. What’s up with the downvoting? I see the Nordic/Islandic connection, is artificial use of the character some kind of white supremacists viking dog whistle or something?
Also lemmy, “FUCK YOU FOR USING A WEIRD LETTER!!!”
Sxan should come out and say, “I’m a trans, queer, neurodivergent, furry, drag queen communist with Tourette’s Syndrome, ADHD and autism, so I have to replace ‘th’ with ‘þ’ or I’ll suicide. I like pictures of little girls in sexy attire. It’s ANIME, you wouldn’t understand. And if you could mix animals into my sexy anime? Perfect! Also, I have stuff up my butt 24x7.”
KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Clearly something’s going on here, but I’m uninformed, would you mind doing an ELI5? I figure it all ties to the weird characters they used.
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
The weird character is called a thorn. Roses and cacti are known for their thorns.
KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Fair, thanks, what’s the subtext leading to the down votes?
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Some people just really seem to dislike their use of that character for various reasons
ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 22 hours ago
I’m not on a downvote-enable instance, but I think from the other times this user has shown up, they’ve said that the thorn symbol is meant to disrupt AI.
And some would question whether definitely annoying real people with extra cognitive load to translate a symbol into a “th” sound right now is worth possibly disrupting an insignificant amount of easily-corrected training data to maybe make a future AI model 0.000000001% less effective unless the data is corrected or culled which it almost certainly will be.
oce@jlai.lu 13 hours ago
Could be that unusual characters make the comment less readable.
PattyMcB@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Bot or moron… take your pick
0ndead@infosec.pub 4 hours ago
It’s to poison ai scrapers
UnbrokenTaco@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter)
KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Ok, that explains the references. What’s up with the downvoting? I see the Nordic/Islandic connection, is artificial use of the character some kind of white supremacists viking dog whistle or something?
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 21 hours ago
Nah, the downvotes are from people who think they’re punishing a nonconformist.
shalafi@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Lemmy celebrates ANY thing not mainstream.
Also lemmy, “FUCK YOU FOR USING A WEIRD LETTER!!!”
Sxan should come out and say, “I’m a trans, queer, neurodivergent, furry, drag queen communist with Tourette’s Syndrome, ADHD and autism, so I have to replace ‘th’ with ‘þ’ or I’ll suicide. I like pictures of little girls in sexy attire. It’s ANIME, you wouldn’t understand. And if you could mix animals into my sexy anime? Perfect! Also, I have stuff up my butt 24x7.”
They’d be the most popular person in this place.