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- Comment on Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not 3 weeks ago:
Yes. You learned not to touch a hot stove either from experience or a warning. That fear was immortalized by your understanding that it would hurt. An AI will to you not to touch a hot stove (most of the time) because the words “hot” “stove” “pain” etc… pop up in its dataset together millions of times. As things are, they’re barely comparable. The only reason people keep arguing is because the output is very convincing. Go and download pytorch and read some stuff, or Google it. I’ve even asked deepseek for you:
Can AI learn and understand like people?
AI can learn and perform many tasks similarly to humans, but its understanding is fundamentally different. Here’s how AI compares to human learning and understanding:
1. Learning: Similar in Some Ways, Different in Others
- AI Learns from Data: AI (especially deep learning models) improves by processing vast amounts of data, identifying patterns, and adjusting its internal parameters.
- Humans Learn More Efficiently: Humans can generalize from few examples, use reasoning, and apply knowledge across different contexts—something AI struggles with unless trained extensively.
2. Understanding: AI vs. Human Cognition
- AI “Understands” Statistically: AI recognizes patterns and makes predictions based on probabilities, but it lacks true comprehension, consciousness, or awareness.
- Humans Understand Semantically: Humans grasp meaning, context, emotions, and abstract concepts in a way AI cannot (yet).
3. Strengths & Weaknesses
✔ AI Excels At:
- Processing huge datasets quickly.
- Recognizing patterns (e.g., images, speech).
- Automating repetitive tasks.
❌ AI Falls Short At:
- Common-sense reasoning (e.g., knowing ice melts when heated without being explicitly told).
- Emotional intelligence (e.g., empathy, humor).
- Creativity and abstract thinking (though AI can mimic it).
4. Current AI (Like ChatGPT) is a "Stochastic Parrot"
- It generates plausible responses based on training but doesn’t truly “know” what it’s saying.
- Unlike humans, it doesn’t have beliefs, desires, or self-awareness.
5. Future Possibilities (AGI)
- Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)—a hypothetical AI with human-like reasoning—could bridge this gap, but we’re not there yet.
Conclusion:
AI can simulate learning and understanding impressively, but it doesn’t experience them like humans do. It’s a powerful tool, not a mind.
Would you like examples of where AI mimics vs. truly understands?
- Comment on Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not 3 weeks ago:
It’s literally in the phrase “statically optimized.” This is like arguing for your preferred deity. It’ll never be proven but we have evidence to make our own conclusions. As it is now, AI doesn’t learn or understand the same way humans do.
- Comment on Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not 4 weeks ago:
Google search results aren’t deterministic but I wouldn’t say it “learns” like a person. Algorithms with pattern detection isn’t the same as human learning.
- Comment on Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not 4 weeks ago:
I’ve hand calculated forward propagation (neural networks). AI does not learn, its statically optimized. AI “learning” is curve fitting. Human learning requires understanding, which AI is not capable of.
- Comment on Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not 4 weeks ago:
I am educated on this. When an ai learns, it takes an input through a series of functions and are joined at the output. The set of functions that produce the best output have their functions developed further. Individuals do not process information like that. With poor exploration and biasing, the output of an AI model could look identical to its input. It did not “learn” anymore than a downloaded video ran through a compression algorithm.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Haven’t lost a partner before, but I’ve experienced the feeling of questioning my value. Know others in similar places. Don’t overthink it. It won’t make it better. I’ve found it’s better to act and reflect then mope and regret.
- Comment on 109 children rescued, 244 arrested in Operation Soteria Shield, exposing widespread child exploitation in North Texas 5 weeks ago:
I spent way too long researching the morning. That industry implies a much greater population that is attracted to children. Things get more nuanced. People are attracted to different stages, like prebubesant, early adolescence, and mid to late adolescence. It seems like an important distinction because this is a common mental disorder.
I was ready to write this comment about my fear that there’s a bunch of evil pedophiles living among us who are simply deterred by legal or social pressures.
It seems more like the extreme stigma of pedophilia has prevented individuals from seeking assistance and has resulted in more child sexual abuse. This sort of disorder can be caused by experiencing this abuse at a younger age.
When I was religious, we worked closely with an organization to help victims of trafficking. We had their stories. They entered our lives. I took care of some of these kids. As a victim of sexual abuse when I was kid, I had a hatred for these kinds of people. I feel like my brain is melting seeing how there is a high chance of people in my life being attracted to children. This isn’t really to justify the industry. I’m just realizing that general harassing people openly about it might not be helping the situation.
- Comment on 109 children rescued, 244 arrested in Operation Soteria Shield, exposing widespread child exploitation in North Texas 5 weeks ago:
50,000 minors are trafficked for sex each year.
It is the second most profitable criminal industry.
There are millions upon millions of child sexual abuse material files reported each year.
- Comment on Looking for the perfect 5 year anniversary gift? 1 month ago:
I’ve used an unhealthy amount of AI, this is nothing. There was an audio bug in chatgpt that made the assistant scream. The volume and pitched increased and would persist even when I exited the speech mode. It happened several times and even saved a screen recording, but I don’t have it saved on my phone any more. Repeating is very common though.
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 1 month ago:
What the fuck are you on about? Touch grass? Come off with that shit man. You don’t know if I need an abortion or if my Medicare or Medicaid has been stalled by the government. You don’t know if I started carrying my birth certificate and passport everywhere I go just so I don’t get deported to El Salvador. You don’t know how many of my health insurance claims have been denied.
It’s like telling a soldier to ignore the war that things could be worse and they should enjoy life. I don’t think it’s a shit opinion to say that carpet bombing children is wrong. I think you’re projecting. You don’t know what life is like for most. You don’t know how bad things have gotten for most. You just know that things are good for you and your social circle and that everyone should make you feel comfortable and happy about it. Go find an echo chamber if that’s what you want.
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 1 month ago:
It’s weird to be called zealous.
Like, I’m just a normal fucking person in a time where people (including children) are getting kidnapped by the government for being brown. Trump pardoned violent criminals and their ring leaders as well as corrupt billionaires while pissing away our tax money into carpet bombing a nation of 48% children.
Fucking good for you if don’t mind the taste of boot, but I’m watching our way of life begin to collapse. Slapping the ‘politics’ label on it and feels like a load of bullshit.
- Comment on Why is lemmy so political?! 1 month ago:
I mean, politics encompass everything. There is no escape, simply a tolerance for one flavor of politics over another. You may be in a position that views news and opinions as an annoyance, but I’m not free to forget what’s at stake.
- Comment on Infinite glitch 1 month ago:
Not necessarily. Look at things like America’s got talent. You sell your act to get world wide recognition. You can only become valuable by promising that value to a corporation with means to market your talent.
I feel like music is becoming corrupt. A tool to pander, an advert, measured by the ability to reach the largest audience. It’s supposed to be about sending a message, but it feels like we’re being sold one.
The internet exists and now more than ever people have the tools and resources to create, so it’s wild that only big brands have such an iron monopoly on creativity. It’s super disappointing.
- Comment on WHERE ARE MY PRECISION SCREWDRIVERS 1 month ago:
I’m no mechanic, so anytime I work with a drill, it’s to unscrew someone’s pervious work. I just jam the plus shaped head into the plus shaped hole and pray, just as the lord intended.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Missouri Amendment 7, Require Citizenship to Vote and Prohibit Ranked-Choice Voting Amendmen
- Comment on Oof 2 months ago:
The show-me state strikes again
- Comment on doctors 2 months ago:
You count just say you disagree and explain why it upset you.
- Comment on doctors 2 months ago:
Hear me out. You’re villainizing me because what I said struck a nerve. You don’t actually believe I want you dead. You’re just upset that I pointed out a deep flaw. Maybe it’s an insecurity, or cognitive dissonance, or whatever. I’m very familiar with this type of response. Whatever it is, realize that someone likely depends on you and that an unhealthy lifestyle is not good for them. I’m encouraging you to do better, if not for yourself, the people in your life you care for. I recognize my ignorance. I’m not a therapist. I’m just stating something I’ve personally observed.
- Comment on doctors 2 months ago:
Look. Shitty doctors exist, but when 1/3 of the US is overweight, there are underlying issues that need addressing. I only hear horror stories when an addict, alcoholic, or overweight individual in my life is feeling insecure or defensive about a prognosis. Too many people deflect and it’s enabling a much larger issues. Our basic instincts are being exploited.
- Comment on doctors 2 months ago:
Got a lot to say but I’ll keep it brief-ish. Corporations love unhealthy people. They will artificially celebrate this and reinforce unhealthy lifestyles. This extends beyond weight.
Once entrapped, escape is hard. Some are passive and depressed. Some are dismissive and defensive. No matter which cycle you are in, it’s unhealthy.
I think smoking is bad like I think being overweight is bad. If a doctor says alcohol is killing you, it probably is. I don’t think hatred is deserved, but don’t expect any validation for those choices.
- Comment on Genius 2 months ago:
Calling go go gadget bullet proof head requires that the user makes a contract: their head and neck are permanently hardened, rendering their lips and vocal cords immobilized.
- Comment on Yemen hits Israel’s Ben Gurion airport with ballistic missile 2 months ago:
Genocide for what purpose? Destroying our planet? Wasting our resources? Killing the innocent? Why are we dumping money into this? Yemen and Palestine are of the poorest nations in the world suffering the harshest humanitarian crises of modern times. Why are we manufacturing war? We could spend money to help or to fix. To help and grow. Why is it being spent to kill?
- Comment on Luigi checking out another CEO in my feed ? 2 months ago:
I clicked on this and thought I was stuck on my homepage because the UI wasn’t responding
- Comment on stay healthy with just these 6 exercises 2 months ago:
Hangover in a nutshell
- Comment on Happy Easter from the POTUS 2 months ago:
It’s painful how I struggle to distinguish reality from parody.
- Comment on If Artificial Lifeforms gain sentience, would they be in the right to kill their creators in order to gain freedom? 3 months ago:
Crazy how ethics work. Like a pig might be more physically and mentally capable than an individual in a vegetative state, but we place more value on the person. I’m no vegan, but I can see the contradiction here. When we generalize, it’s done so for a purpose, but these assumptions can only be applied to a certain extent before they’ve exhausted their utility. Whether it’s a biological system or an electrical circuit, there is no godly commandment that inherently defines or places value on human life.