Ifera

@Ifera@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy be like⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Who talked about image generation? That one is pretty much useless, for anything that needs to be generated on the fly like that, a stick figure would do.

  Devouring text like that, has been instrumental in learning for my students, especially for the ones who have English as a Second Language(ESL), so its usability in teaching would be interesting to discuss.

  Do I think general open LLMs are the future? Fuck no. Do I think they are useless and unjustifiable? Neither. I think, at their current state, they are a brilliant beta test on the dangers and virtues of large language models and how they interact with the human psyche, and how they can help bridge the gap in understanding, and how they can help minorities, especially immigrants and other oppressed groups(Hence why I advocated for providing a class on how to use it appropriately for my ESL students) bridge gaps in understanding, help them realize their potential, and have a better future.

  However, we need to solve or at least reduce the grip Capitalism has on that technology. As long as it is fueled by Capitalism, enshitification, dark patterns and many other evils will strip it of its virtues, and sell them for parts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy be like⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A based point of view, Bravo, my dear. Do you know how rare that is? People in here love to think about themselves as free thinkers, when a lot of them are in reality, reactionary at best.

  Same for citing renting, landlords and Ai. They are disgustingly evil when used for profit, but they also have their uses. In another comment I’m sure will be downvoted to hell, if not outright buried, I mention the uses of GenAI for translation, text simplification, summarization and studying, yet people got the whole “AI=BAD” as a thought-terminating cliche.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy be like⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  GenAI is a great tool for devouring text and making practice questions, study guides and summarize, it has been used as a marvelous tool for education and research. Hell, if set properly, you can get it to give you the references and markers on your original data for where to find the answers to the questions on the study guide it made you.

  It is also really good for translation and simplification of complex text. It has its uses.

  But the oversimplification and massive broad specs LLMs have taken, plus lack of proper training for the users, are part of the problem Capitalism is capitalizing on. They don’t care for the consumer’s best interest, they just care for a few extra pennies, even if those are coated in the blood of the innocent. But a lot of people just foam at the mouth when they hear “Ai”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨🐀🔥🔥🔥⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So weird, Right? I get the same with Ketchup, for some reason, it just tastes off-putting and disgusting to me, like vinegar and sugar, with a bit weird chemical aftertaste and maybe a hit of tomato, lol.

  I see people coating their hot dogs and fries with that and just think “Ew, but to each, their own”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨🐀🔥🔥🔥⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, thst is very subjective. I love tamarind and pepper candy, vanilla ice cream with spicy chips, and honey plus roasted chillies marinade for pork.

  And I say this as someone who is not into spicy food, there are a few combinations out there, where the sweet and spicy mix actually work great for a snack.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dressed to Impress⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not afaik. He attended and presented to a scientific symposium on Epstein’s Island, and then it became a meme that he allegedly liked watching naked midget resolve arithmetic equations on chalkboards that were too tall for them, but that last part appears to be nothing but a meme, as no material relating to that has ever been sourced.

  …citynews.ca/…/fact-focus-images-made-to-look-lik…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why did AT&T think "Eye of Sauron" was the way to go?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that why most AI company logos look like anuses? To look like old donny’s shitty facehole?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Squint those eyes⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Absolutely based take, I applaud you and your nuance, darling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Squint those eyes⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Kinda funny how a lot of people downvote and denounce AI religiously for some things and not for others.

  For me, this pic is just good fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The emotional support dunkies⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wasn’t /s

  But seriously, it is far easier being on the outside, pointing and casting blame, but for us old enough to remember all the people who were blackballed, run out of the business, and even murdered for exposing sexual abuse, it is hard to tell.

  And on top of that, there are cases where a third party has exposed the abuse, to which both the victim and perpetrator deny the accusations, and it just ends up terribly for the whistleblower.

  Yet, back to the point, we’re on reddit lemmy, where nuance goes to die.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The emotional support dunkies⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Allegedly, he was aware of Harvey Weinstein’s abuse, at least according to Rose McGowan. And since a lot of people are reactionary as fuck, since she accused him of being aware, then they act and behave as if he was undoubtedly aware and complicit in it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Night shift ER visitors⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Odd, none of the pics you post load for me, even tried with a browser instead of Sync, and can’t get them to load

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Achievable goals⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not everything that you don’t like is AI, this is just “shitty photoshop” making it feel like it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not to be a dick but,

  Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Autistic Virgin Loser Running Lemmy: Meet AdmiralPatrick/PTZ, The Ultimate Fucking Disgrac⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Reported

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lab Assistant Jobs⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It is good to give credit. That is PBF

  pbfcomics.com/comics/the-shrink-ray/