I don’t know what anything in that first paragraph is but it seems smart so takey upvote
Comment on ai is truly genius
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I’ve seen this concept come up in stories and real life before. While human cognitohazards like in BLIT are far from reality, adversarial patches are a thing that really can manipulate image recognition algorithms. I unironically believe this is going to become a legitimate issue as time goes on
eatham@aussie.zone 11 months ago
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
A cognitohazard is anything that is hazardous to perceive. For example, in the short story BLIT, there are certain patterns and images that cause the brain to shut down when you look at them, sort of like a computer crashing. A very benign real life example is earworms–really catchy songs that stick in your head after you listen to them. Just by listening to a song, it can cause you some form of harm (really just a mild annoyance, but still).
“Adversarial patches” are a complicated topic, and this video does a good job explaining them. He never gets hit by the car, by the way, so don’t get your hopes too high
Another fun rabbit hole is infohazards. Things that are hazardous just to know. Like, you can see your nose, you’re aware of your breathing, and you can feel your tongue. Roko’s Basilisk is a hypothetical one with plenty of videos about it
cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 11 months ago
you can feel your tongue.
Fuck you.
TheFerrango@lemmy.basedcount.com 11 months ago
Wait, people don’t know they can see their noses?
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Most people’s brains just kinda filter it out, and when they become aware of the fact that it’s visible it can be distracting
Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 11 months ago
All hail the great basilisk
Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Roco’s Basilisk is an information hazard, not a cognitohazard.
ignotum@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Another rxample of infohazards is simply knowing something that other people would also really like to know, such as state secrets, nuclear launchcodes, etc
You knowing them (assuming other people know that you know them) puts you at risk
JBloodthorn@kbin.social 11 months ago
Your pinkie toe hasn't moved in a while.
YourFavouriteNPC@feddit.de 11 months ago
Wrong, mine moves all the time
guiguinofake@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Just so you know you can see your glasses now
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ch00f@lemmy.world 11 months ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA4YEAWVpbk
Interesting Two Minute Papers on a similar subject.
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Skua@kbin.social 11 months ago
You were absolutely right. I cropped the post image to just the white part and maxed out the contrast a couple of times, and text appears. It says:
It's a little bit mangled, but it probably suffered a bit in the process of being screenshotted and reuploaded and it's definitely still legible
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
In case anyone else is curious
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