interdimensionalmeme
@interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml
- Comment on Note: before tariffs 25 minutes ago:
Mario Kart iteration and no first sale doctrine, fuck that
- Comment on At least Quark had some integrity. 2 days ago:
I’m a nostalgia sniper today
- Comment on At least Quark had some integrity. 2 days ago:
“single female lawyer fighting for justice and also being single,”
- Comment on We are so cooked 3 days ago:
Winter?
- Comment on We are so cooked 3 days ago:
But also
“there are now an all-time high number of honeybee colonies in the US – 3.8m, around 1m more than five years previously.”
According to the guardian
- Comment on Massive X data leak affects over 200 million users. 3 days ago:
It’s not realistic to expect your average civic minded person to also have such operational securitt. Instead the bad actors who threaten them should found, exposed, dismantled, persecuted with extreme prejudice
- Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution. 4 days ago:
Sounds nice and cozy
- Comment on Horses ARE Forever 4 days ago:
It’s very difficult to maintain salt flat roads to everywhere. But yes, if we could take all of the economy, out of the environment and move it to a salt flat then we would not need asphalt paved roads. Also I suspect salt flat would deteriorate with heavy traffic.
- Comment on Horses ARE Forever 4 days ago:
Then you are no longer negociating the terrain but the airspace
- Comment on Horses ARE Forever 4 days ago:
So there’s just going to be few humans per capita of AI in the future ?
- Comment on Horses ARE Forever 4 days ago:
Hey I’ve been searching for solid stats about this. Are you sure? Because there used to be a lot of hotses!
- Comment on Horses ARE Forever 4 days ago:
You can’t negociate unprepared natural terrain at 120kph in any kind of machine or animal
- Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution. 5 days ago:
Solution bait the baiters
Practical solution, abandon all social interactions with strangers
- Comment on 'An Insult To Life Itself': Hayao Miyazaki’s AI Criticism Resurfaces As OpenAI’s Ghibli-Style Image Trend Takes Over Social Media 5 days ago:
The First Past The Post creates TwoParty OneSystem-ism with mathematical certainty. It is winner-takes-all logic which concentrates power and makes it manageable, purchaseable
- Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution. 5 days ago:
I assumed it was because they are so sloppy, they use it in any disagreement “you’re either with us or you’re a pedophile !” much in the same way we often here “don’t call everyone a Nazi” Do we see many Nazi calling each other Nazi in anger and in a derogatory manner ?
- Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution. 5 days ago:
You and the people upvoting you are gravely mistaken.
This isn’t about protecting the innocent.
It is about inflicting unaccountable violence.
- Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution. 5 days ago:
Ah that’s the thing, we’re not civilized
We’re about to have roving gang of Nazi vs pedos! Just attacking each other like crime gangs in the streets.
This is what about when young people have no future.
- Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution. 5 days ago:
Remember who Musk did it si callously
- Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution. 5 days ago:
Pedo accusations don’t come from concerns for kids but from enpowerement to do violence and the ability to righteously attack.
This inversion from concern for others to desire to cause harm through paranoia derived justifications is becoming a real problem.
If someone steps in to stop them attacking the innocent they will claim those people are defending pedos.
We’re going to have the stupidest of wars on our hands.
- Comment on Virgin Physicists 5 days ago:
With a 6 digit voltmeter
- Comment on Virgin Physicists 5 days ago:
They’re 5.6 or 6.8 ohms usually
- Comment on Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot 6 days ago:
I think this power to shape the available knowledge, removing it, paywalling it, based on discrimination, leveraging it, and finally manipulating for advertising, state security and personnal reason is why it should be illegal to privately own any ML/ AI models of any kind. Drive them all underground and only let the open ones benefit from sales in public.
- Comment on OpenAI's move to allow generating "Ghibly stlye" images isn't just a cute PR stunt. It is an expression of dominance and the will to reject and refuse democratic values. It is a display of power 6 days ago:
The problem is ownership, financialisation, blitzscaling, growth hacking, betting against us with our pension funds and buying our government with the profits.
Disown all intellectual property, destroy enclosers of the common.
This isn’t an AI problem, it is just another facet of our vampiric elites perpetually disempowering us, marginalising us. This is the all-encompassing everything-problem.
This will continue until the root of tge problem has been pulled out and burned.
- Comment on OpenAI's move to allow generating "Ghibly stlye" images isn't just a cute PR stunt. It is an expression of dominance and the will to reject and refuse democratic values. It is a display of power 6 days ago:
How dare they not respect intellectual property 😢😢😭😭😭😭
- Comment on Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot 6 days ago:
It’s the 4th point
- Comment on Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft. 1 week ago:
This was always going to jappen datahoarders we have to mirror all of github!
- Comment on 'An Insult To Life Itself': Hayao Miyazaki’s AI Criticism Resurfaces As OpenAI’s Ghibli-Style Image Trend Takes Over Social Media 1 week ago:
Still less criminal than the admistration so very shaky ground for this claim.
All current drug problens themselves were created by republicans who they invented the drug war in the 70s intentionally to curtail free speech of Vietnam war protesters.
The drug over criminalization created the environement that directly leads to fentanyl being an optimal border crossing narcotic.
Drug dealers are more respectable right now than all administration members combined, even the “illegal” ones.
All very dubious for the most powerful country in the world, which rapes the entire planet for mineral ressources to call any human “illegal”.
I speak for all humans when I say, this planet would be a lot better without the memetic infections known as America, China, Europe, India, Russia.
Maybe if they all had a nuclear fireworks party the survivors would have the opportunity to learn not to build those monstrous egregores.
- Comment on 'An Insult To Life Itself': Hayao Miyazaki’s AI Criticism Resurfaces As OpenAI’s Ghibli-Style Image Trend Takes Over Social Media 1 week ago:
So pokemon has lèse-majesté protections ?
- Comment on Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot 1 week ago:
Are you suggesting I did something other than I said I did?
How dare you sir!
- Comment on Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot 1 week ago:
You said: Take the same list again, for each point explain why it’s actually beneficial and how it will get better with increased adoption
ChatGPT said:
Here’s the same list of main points, but this time with a more optimistic take — highlighting how each trend could actually be beneficial and how increased adoption might make things better for individuals and society as a whole:
Heavy ChatGPT users show signs of addiction (preoccupation, withdrawal, mood changes, loss of control): Why it could be beneficial: If people are turning to ChatGPT frequently, it may indicate that it's providing meaningful value — like reducing cognitive load, aiding creativity, or offering emotional support. As usage becomes more common, society may develop healthier digital habits, just as it has with smartphones and social media. Over time, norms and tools (e.g., usage timers, digital wellness features) could help people manage their use responsibly. Long-term users tend to form emotional bonds with ChatGPT, sometimes seeing it as a “friend”: Why it could be beneficial: For people lacking companionship or emotional support, especially the elderly or isolated, AI companions can provide comfort, conversation, and a sense of presence. On a wider scale, AI could reduce loneliness-related health problems and even support mental wellness initiatives by being an accessible form of care or early intervention. Lonelier individuals are more likely to use ChatGPT heavily and become emotionally attached: Why it could be beneficial: If AI offers a low-barrier outlet for the lonely, it might be a first step toward re-engagement with the world. AI can encourage people to express feelings they wouldn't share with others and even prompt them to seek human connection, therapy, or support services. Widespread AI use could destigmatize conversations about loneliness and mental health. People stress out over subtle changes in ChatGPT’s behavior: Why it could be beneficial: This shows users are emotionally invested — which can push developers to create more consistent, emotionally intelligent systems. If society recognizes the emotional impact of AI, it will encourage better design, transparency, and regulation. Over time, this can lead to more stable and human-aware AI that positively complements emotional needs. Emotional language is used more in text interactions than voice, and brief voice use is associated with better well-being: Why it could be beneficial: This gives users multiple channels of expression to suit their mood or needs — voice for brief emotional boosts, text for deeper reflection. With broader adoption, people can tailor AI interaction styles to maximize personal benefit. This insight also allows designers to create features that better match emotional and mental health goals. Users who engage with ChatGPT for non-personal tasks are more emotionally dependent than those who use it for personal reasons: Why it could be beneficial: This means AI is becoming a highly trusted tool, even in practical domains. As more people adopt it for brainstorming, research, or decision-making, we’ll likely see a democratization of high-level thinking tools. Over time, dependency could evolve into partnership — similar to how calculators or GPS became essential but ultimately empowering tools. Prolonged usage increases risk of emotional dependence, regardless of how it's used: Why it could be beneficial: Long-term usage can foster deeper understanding of one’s own thought processes, communication patterns, and emotional states. As AI integrates into daily life, people might develop greater self-awareness and reflection through their interactions. Society could benefit from individuals who are more emotionally literate and thoughtful, even if that awareness is sparked by an AI relationship.
Let me know if you’d like this version turned into a policy brief, an article, or a debate prep doc — could be used in all kinds of conversations.
You said: Explain how chatgpt is a stochastic parrot that cannot by design say anything fundamentally new and how it is basically just a keyboard auto complete on steroid
ChatGPT said:
Alright, here’s the breakdown of that critique — the “stochastic parrot” idea and the comparison to advanced autocomplete — explained clearly and fairly:
- What does “stochastic parrot” mean?
The term “stochastic parrot” was coined in a 2021 paper by researchers including Emily Bender and Timnit Gebru. It refers to large language models like ChatGPT that:
"Stochastic" means based on probability. The model doesn’t “think” or “understand”; it predicts the next word based on statistical likelihood, given the words before it. "Parrot" because it doesn’t generate new ideas—it repeats patterns and phrases it has seen in training data, like a parrot mimics human speech.
So, calling ChatGPT a stochastic parrot is a way of saying: It’s not truly intelligent. It’s mimicking language patterns, not generating original thought.
- It can’t say anything fundamentally new — why?
By design, ChatGPT:
Is trained on vast amounts of existing text from books, websites, forums, and more. Learns the statistical patterns of how humans use language. Generates responses by predicting the next most likely word or phrase based on that training.
Because it’s not connected to lived experience, emotion, consciousness, or intent, it:
Can’t invent genuinely new concepts. Can’t form subjective opinions. Can’t create knowledge that isn’t derived from patterns it has already seen.
It might sound novel, but under the hood, it’s remixing existing information in clever ways — not discovering or reasoning in a human sense.
- It’s like “autocomplete on steroids” — how so?
If you’ve used Gmail’s or your phone’s autocomplete, you’ve seen basic language prediction in action. Type “I hope you…” and it might suggest “…have a great day.”
ChatGPT is essentially the same mechanism:
Autocomplete predicts the next word based on simple models. ChatGPT predicts sequences of words using a far more complex, nuanced statistical model trained on billions of examples.
So e:
It can hold context better. It can imitate different styles. But it's still guessing the next words, not “thinking” or “understanding.”
In summary:
Calling ChatGPT a stochastic parrot or autocomplete on steroids emphasizes that:
It doesn’t understand meaning. It doesn’t create knowledge. It reflects patterns in language, not consciousness or intelligence.
It’s powerful and useful — but it’s important not to mistake fluency for understanding.
Let me know if you want the counterpoint to this critique too — because there are arguments in defense of the model’s creative utility despite its limitations.